ZIP 93901 recorded 467 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,999 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monterey County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,999 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 412 | |
| 2022 | 328 | |
| 2023 | 360 | |
| 2024 | 432 | |
| 2025 | 467 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 769 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 312 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 81 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 78 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 77 | 3.9% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 118 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 20 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 86 | 26.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 233 | 72.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 8.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 128% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93901.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salinas | 1,970 |
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 — 1,999 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.