ZIP 95065 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 264 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Cruz County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
264 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95065 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 47 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 24 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 20 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 17 | 6.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95065 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95065 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6283% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,750 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95065.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 238 | |
| 2 | Soquel | 8 | |
| 3 | Scotts Valley | 3 | |
| 4 | Milpitas | 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 — 264 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.