ZIP 93426 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 92 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monterey County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
92 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93426 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 17 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 11 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 8 | 8.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93426 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93426 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2609% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Grass fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Grass fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo County | CA | 1.00 | FIPS 06079 |
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 — 92 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.