ZIP 93455 recorded 330 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,716 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Barbara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,716 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 439 | |
| 2022 | 334 | |
| 2023 | 293 | |
| 2024 | 320 | |
| 2025 | 330 |
Nov peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93455 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 866 | 50.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 74 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 71 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 58 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 56 | 3.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93455 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 38 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 16 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 30 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 16.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93455 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 289% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93455.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Maria | 1,577 | |
| 2 | Orcutt | 121 |
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 — 1,716 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.