ZIP 93940 recorded 288 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,434 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monterey County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,434 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 234 | |
| 2022 | 261 | |
| 2023 | 315 | |
| 2024 | 336 | |
| 2025 | 288 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93940 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 170 | 11.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 118 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 111 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 95 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 88 | 6.1% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93940 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 11.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 12 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 95 | 41.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 105 | 45.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93940 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $2,015,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $1,020,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $248,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93940.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterey | 1,200 | |
| 2 | Del Rey Oaks | 69 | |
| 3 | Cypress | 50 | |
| 4 | Seaside | 32 | |
| 5 | Hidden Hills | 7 |
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 — 1,434 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.