ZIP 93434 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 224 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Barbara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
224 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93434 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 30 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 29 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 20 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 18 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 8.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93434 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 25.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 53.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93434 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 235% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93434.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe | 215 | |
| 2 | Santa Maria | 4 |
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 — 224 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.