ZIP 93254 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 83 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Barbara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
83 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93254 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 20 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 6 | 7.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93254 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Incendiary device | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93254 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 266% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93254.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Cuyama | 11 | |
| 2 | Santa Maria | 3 | |
| 3 | Montecito | 2 |
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 — 83 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.