ZIP 93458 recorded 359 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,642 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Barbara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,642 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 291 | |
| 2022 | 312 | |
| 2023 | 320 | |
| 2024 | 360 | |
| 2025 | 359 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93458 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 379 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 148 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 119 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 101 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 96 | 5.8% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93458 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 388 | 45.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 66 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 40 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 35 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 26 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 180 | 21.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 562 | 66.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 62 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 50 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 37 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 19 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 17 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 65 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93458 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 50% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93458.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Maria | 1,616 | |
| 2 | Guadalupe | 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 — 1,642 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.