ZIP 93280 recorded 166 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,008 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kern County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,008 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 190 | |
| 2022 | 187 | |
| 2023 | 253 | |
| 2024 | 212 | |
| 2025 | 166 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93280 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 156 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 141 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 101 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 89 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 68 | 6.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93280 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 137 | 41.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 88 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 238 | 72.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93280 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 118% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $230,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93280.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasco | 730 |
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 — 1,008 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.