ZIP 93461 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 113 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kern County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
113 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93461 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 42 | 37.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 6 | 5.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93461 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Separate operator/control area of transportation | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93461 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 455% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Grass fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93461.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shandon | 2 |
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 — 113 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.