ZIP 92270 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 345 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Riverside County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
345 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 73 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92270 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 42 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 40 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 22 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 20 | 5.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92270 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 36.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 47.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92270 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1011% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $160,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92270.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rancho Mirage | 316 | |
| 2 | Palm Desert | 27 | |
| 3 | Cathedral City | 1 |
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 — 345 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.