ZIP 95018 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 570 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Cruz County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
570 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 140 | |
| 2022 | 94 | |
| 2023 | 175 | |
| 2024 | 102 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95018 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 227 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 33 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 19 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 19 | 3.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95018 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 19 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 27.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95018 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4005% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95018.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felton | 523 | |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 8 | |
| 3 | Lompico | 2 | |
| 4 | Scotts Valley | 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 — 570 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.