ZIP 93117 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,158 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Barbara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,158 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 220 | |
| 2022 | 315 | |
| 2023 | 295 | |
| 2024 | 313 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93117 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 157 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 147 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 117 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 107 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 65 | 5.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93117 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 31 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 30 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 20 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 21 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 16.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93117 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $125,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93117.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goleta | 689 | |
| 2 | Isla Vista | 293 | |
| 3 | Santa Barbara | 108 | |
| 4 | Lompoc | 22 | |
| 5 | Buellton | 5 |
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 — 1,158 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.