ZIP 92840 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 630 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
630 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | |
| 2022 | 112 | |
| 2023 | 127 | |
| 2024 | 156 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 92840 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 106 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 57 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 50 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 49 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 40 | 6.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 92840 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 65 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 42 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 28 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 115 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 225 | 56.5% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 24 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 23 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 63 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 92840 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1235% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 92840.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Grove | 629 |
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 — 630 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.