ZIP 92596 recorded 93 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 444 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Riverside County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
444 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 97 | |
| 2025 | 93 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92596 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 61 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 50 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 31 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 29 | 6.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92596 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 30 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 19 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 24.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 16.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92596 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 368% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92596.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winchester | 339 | |
| 2 | Murrieta | 81 | |
| 3 | Menifee | 9 | |
| 4 | Temecula | 9 | |
| 5 | Hemet | 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 — 444 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.