ZIP 93451 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 105 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monterey County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
105 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93451 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 34 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 9 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 6 | 5.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93451 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Computer room, control room or center | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93451 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $45,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Grass fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93451.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel | 16 |
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 — 105 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.