ZIP 93109 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 329 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Barbara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
329 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93109 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 173 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 34 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 17 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 12 | 3.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93109 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 11.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93109 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93109.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Barbara | 329 |
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 — 329 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.