ZIP 93444 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 445 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Luis Obispo County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
445 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93444 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 46 | 10.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 44 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 38 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 35 | 7.9% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93444 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 30.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 15 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93444 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 482% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,343,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93444.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nipomo | 42 | |
| 2 | Santa Maria | 2 | |
| 3 | Blacklake | 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 — 445 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.