ZIP 93238 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 108 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kern County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
108 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93238 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 19 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 13 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 12 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 4 | 3.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93238 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93238 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 614% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Grass fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93238.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kernville | 92 | |
| 2 | Bakersfield | 1 | |
| 3 | Fallbrook | 1 | |
| 4 | Murrieta | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare County | CA | 1.00 | FIPS 06107 |
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 — 108 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.