ZIP 93285 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 163 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kern County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
163 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93285 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 20 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 10 | 6.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93285 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93285 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 426% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93285.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wofford Heights | 138 | |
| 2 | Lake Isabella | 8 | |
| 3 | Kernville | 6 | |
| 4 | Alta Sierra | 3 |
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 — 163 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.