ZIP 95012 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 260 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monterey County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
260 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95012 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 108 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 35 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 12 | 4.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95012 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 11 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 26.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 57.4% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95012 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $800 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95012.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castroville | 247 | |
| 2 | Elkhorn | 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 — 260 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.