ZIP 92626 recorded 246 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,104 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,104 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 191 | |
| 2022 | 213 | |
| 2023 | 239 | |
| 2024 | 215 | |
| 2025 | 246 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92626 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 206 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 114 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 105 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 101 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 95 | 8.6% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92626 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 66 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 35 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 17 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 28.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 149 | 57.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 20 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Candle | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92626 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 350% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92626.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Mesa | 1,046 | |
| 2 | Irvine | 33 | |
| 3 | Santa Ana | 14 | |
| 4 | Newport Beach | 7 | |
| 5 | Huntington Beach | 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 — 1,104 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.