ZIP 92243 recorded 289 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,131 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Imperial County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,131 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 274 | |
| 2022 | 296 | |
| 2023 | 226 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 289 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92243 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 148 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 141 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 111 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 85 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 63 | 5.6% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92243 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 160 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 143 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 77 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 58 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 24 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 21 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 154 | 21.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 566 | 80.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 20 | 2.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92243 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 111% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92243.
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,131 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.