ZIP 92618 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 444 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
444 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 93 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Sep peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92618 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 96 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 39 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 33 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 26 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 22 | 5.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92618 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 70 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 35 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 26 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 15 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 135 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 14 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92618 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 426% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92618.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irvine | 442 | |
| 2 | Lake Forest | 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 — 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.