ZIP 92262 recorded 301 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,103 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Riverside County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,103 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 376 | |
| 2024 | 400 | |
| 2025 | 301 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92262 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 140 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 129 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 79 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 64 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 62 | 5.6% |
For the 46 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92262 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 25.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 181 | 72.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92262 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 152% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $367,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $350,000 | Aircraft standby | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92262.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palm Springs | 1,026 | |
| 2 | Desert Hot Springs | 38 | |
| 3 | Cathedral City | 19 | |
| 4 | Thermal | 3 | |
| 5 | Banning | 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 — 1,103 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.