ZIP 92251 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 425 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Imperial County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
425 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92251 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 41 | 9.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 38 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 25 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 25 | 5.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92251 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 63 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 59 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 17 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 16.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 168 | 65.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92251 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 728% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $75,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $17,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92251.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imperial | 348 | |
| 2 | Salton City | 2 |
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 — 425 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.