ZIP 93101 recorded 267 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,270 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Barbara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,270 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 251 | |
| 2022 | 208 | |
| 2023 | 271 | |
| 2024 | 273 | |
| 2025 | 267 |
Sep peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93101 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 533 | 42.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 163 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 160 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 109 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 45 | 3.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93101 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 51 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 48 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 28 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 19 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 16 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 6.4% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 13.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 37.6% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 40 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 22 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93101 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1055% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $9,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93101.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Barbara | 1,268 |
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 — 1,270 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.