ZIP 93203 recorded 184 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,107 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kern County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,107 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 226 | |
| 2022 | 253 | |
| 2023 | 217 | |
| 2024 | 227 | |
| 2025 | 184 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 169 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 98 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 94 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 78 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 76 | 6.9% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 120 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 95 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 39 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 36 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 25 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 15 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 13 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 130 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 271 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 33 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 24 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 16 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 15 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 64 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 210% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,001 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvin | 840 | |
| 2 | Bakersfield | 3 | |
| 3 | Buttonwillow | 1 | |
| 4 | Lebec | 1 |
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 — 1,107 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.