ZIP 92646 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 767 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
767 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 195 | |
| 2022 | 159 | |
| 2023 | 168 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92646 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 115 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 96 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 90 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 62 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 47 | 6.1% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92646 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 20 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 33.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 100 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92646 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 581% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92646.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Beach | 762 | |
| 2 | Newport Beach | 1 | |
| 3 | Redondo Beach | 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 — 767 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.