ZIP 93561 recorded 203 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,153 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kern County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,153 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 241 | |
| 2022 | 218 | |
| 2023 | 224 | |
| 2024 | 267 | |
| 2025 | 203 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93561 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 272 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 121 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 69 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 66 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 56 | 4.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93561 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 35 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 14 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 15 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 8.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93561 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 238% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $446,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93561.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tehachapi | 779 | |
| 2 | Golden Hills | 66 | |
| 3 | Stallion Springs | 25 | |
| 4 | Bear Valley Springs | 19 | |
| 5 | Mojave | 19 |
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 — 1,153 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.