ZIP 93308 recorded 1,208 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 5,937 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kern County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
5,937 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,054 | |
| 2022 | 1,116 | |
| 2023 | 1,280 | |
| 2024 | 1,279 | |
| 2025 | 1,208 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93308 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 1,234 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 693 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 436 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 413 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 387 | 6.5% |
For the 44 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93308 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 227 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 149 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 78 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 64 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 43 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 40 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 35 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 33 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 305 | 31.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 588 | 60.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 74 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 62 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 37 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 25 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 126 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93308 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 123% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Grass fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93308.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bakersfield | 3,033 | |
| 2 | Oildale | 1,615 | |
| 3 | Shafter | 2 | |
| 4 | Delano | 1 | |
| 5 | McFarland | 1 |
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 — 5,937 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.