ZIP 93905 recorded 311 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,494 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monterey County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,494 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 273 | |
| 2022 | 258 | |
| 2023 | 211 | |
| 2024 | 441 | |
| 2025 | 311 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93905 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 456 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 194 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 131 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 82 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 73 | 4.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93905 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 96 | 33.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 41 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 24 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 15 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 232 | 81.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Match | 4 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 3 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93905 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 679% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93905.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salinas | 1,489 |
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 — 1,494 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.