ZIP 93555 recorded 185 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 993 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kern County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
993 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 200 | |
| 2022 | 201 | |
| 2023 | 212 | |
| 2024 | 195 | |
| 2025 | 185 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93555 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 138 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 118 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 117 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 87 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 77 | 7.8% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93555 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 33 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 105 | 39.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 118 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 32 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 21 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93555 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 254% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93555.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgecrest | 872 | |
| 2 | Inyokern | 37 | |
| 3 | Searles Valley | 5 |
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 — 993 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.