ZIP 95023 recorded 215 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,268 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Benito County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,268 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 271 | |
| 2022 | 284 | |
| 2023 | 229 | |
| 2024 | 269 | |
| 2025 | 215 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95023 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 139 | 11.0% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 107 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 105 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 85 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 74 | 5.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95023 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 103 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 86 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 33 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 32 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 30 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 25 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 123 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 258 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 38 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 35 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 30 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 24 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 17 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 17 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 81 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95023 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 663% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,861,745 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $719,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95023.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollister | 902 | |
| 2 | Tres Pinos | 2 | |
| 3 | Gilroy | 1 | |
| 4 | Salinas | 1 | |
| 5 | San Juan Bautista | 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 — 1,268 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.