ZIP 93449 recorded 60 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 260 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Luis Obispo County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
260 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 60 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93449 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 25 | 9.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 24 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 21 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 7.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93449 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 31.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 14 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93449 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1572% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,230,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93449.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pismo Beach | 9 |
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 — 260 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.