ZIP 93241 recorded 126 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 679 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kern County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
679 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 137 | |
| 2022 | 110 | |
| 2023 | 158 | |
| 2024 | 148 | |
| 2025 | 126 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93241 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 190 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 108 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 63 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 46 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 42 | 6.2% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93241 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 62.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93241 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 363% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93241.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamont | 635 | |
| 2 | Weedpatch | 25 | |
| 3 | Bakersfield | 6 |
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 — 679 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.