ZIP 93635 recorded 112 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,436 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Merced County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,436 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 423 | |
| 2022 | 180 | |
| 2023 | 436 | |
| 2024 | 285 | |
| 2025 | 112 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93635 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 292 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 179 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 148 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 82 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 79 | 5.5% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93635 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 67 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 60 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 60 | 17.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 24 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 80 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 163 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 39 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 24 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 17 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93635 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 767% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $450,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $375,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93635.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Banos | 951 | |
| 2 | Gustine | 2 | |
| 3 | Santa Nella | 2 | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 1 | |
| 5 | Reedley | 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 — 1,436 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.