ZIP 93103 recorded 143 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 657 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Barbara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
657 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 131 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 149 | |
| 2024 | 142 | |
| 2025 | 143 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93103 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 279 | 42.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 92 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 74 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 66 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 3.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93103 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 28 | 25.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 14.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 9 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93103 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 174% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $300 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93103.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Barbara | 653 | |
| 2 | Montecito | 4 |
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 — 657 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.