ZIP 93309 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,440 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kern County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,440 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 608 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 533 | |
| 2024 | 281 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93309 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 487 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 214 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 98 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 72 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 70 | 4.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93309 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 15 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 70 | 37.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93309 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $110,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93309.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bakersfield | 71 |
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 — 1,440 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.