ZIP 93243 recorded 169 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 742 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kern County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
742 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 148 | |
| 2022 | 137 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 170 | |
| 2025 | 169 |
Jun peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93243 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 192 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 142 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 84 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 69 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 47 | 6.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93243 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 234 | 57.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 69 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 28 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 19 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 9 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 5.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 149 | 36.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 71 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 59 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 40 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 27 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 23 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 8 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 1.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93243 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 237% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $900,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $700,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $450,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93243.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | CA | 1.00 | FIPS 06037 |
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 — 742 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.