ZIP 93960 recorded 92 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 705 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monterey County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
705 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 183 | |
| 2022 | 152 | |
| 2023 | 171 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 92 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 93960 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 61 | 8.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 60 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 55 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 50 | 7.1% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 93960 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 27 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 36.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 24 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 12.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 93960 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 427% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 93960.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soledad | 325 | |
| 2 | Gonzales | 1 | |
| 3 | Greenfield | 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 — 705 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.