ZIP 93268 recorded 282 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,344 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kern County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,344 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 204 | |
| 2022 | 290 | |
| 2023 | 327 | |
| 2024 | 241 | |
| 2025 | 282 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93268 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 274 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 127 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 110 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 109 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 100 | 7.4% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93268 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 24 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 105 | 34.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 186 | 61.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 28 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93268 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 309% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93268.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taft | 970 | |
| 2 | Ford City | 88 | |
| 3 | South Taft | 34 | |
| 4 | Dustin Acres | 18 | |
| 5 | Taft Heights | 11 |
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 — 1,344 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.