ZIP 93953 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 389 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monterey County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
389 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 128 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93953 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 200 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 22 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 22 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 9 | 2.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93953 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 12.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93953 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 455% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93953.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Del Monte Forest | 10 | |
| 2 | Pacific Grove | 2 |
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 — 389 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.