ZIP 95003 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 709 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Cruz County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
709 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 158 | |
| 2022 | 166 | |
| 2023 | 197 | |
| 2024 | 172 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95003 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 216 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 99 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 54 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 36 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 26 | 3.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95003 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 33 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95003 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2220% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Cultivated trees or nursery stock fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Grass fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95003.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aptos | 643 | |
| 2 | Corralitos | 30 | |
| 3 | Soquel | 26 | |
| 4 | Capitola | 6 | |
| 5 | Watsonville | 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 — 709 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.