ZIP 92274 recorded 252 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,230 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Imperial County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,230 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 246 | |
| 2022 | 252 | |
| 2023 | 226 | |
| 2024 | 254 | |
| 2025 | 252 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92274 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 253 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 175 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 153 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 78 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 62 | 5.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92274 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 182 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 141 | 20.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 99 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 95 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 31 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 23 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 19 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 10 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 99 | 14.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 451 | 64.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 34 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 32 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 30 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 30 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 12 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 77 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92274 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 183% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92274.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermal | 561 | |
| 2 | Salton City | 250 | |
| 3 | Coachella | 125 | |
| 4 | Mecca | 107 | |
| 5 | La Quinta | 69 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside County | CA | 1.00 | FIPS 06065 |
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 — 1,230 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.