ZIP 93950 recorded 106 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 555 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monterey County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
555 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | |
| 2022 | 108 | |
| 2023 | 113 | |
| 2024 | 114 | |
| 2025 | 106 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93950 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 90 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 65 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 56 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected | 55 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 9.0% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93950 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 33.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93950 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 310% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93950.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Grove | 530 | |
| 2 | Monterey | 19 | |
| 3 | Palo Alto | 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 — 555 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.