ZIP 95066 recorded 129 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 619 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Cruz County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
619 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 138 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 144 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 129 |
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95066 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 126 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 94 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 49 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 35 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 33 | 5.3% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95066 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 30.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95066 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 602% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $170,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95066.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotts Valley | 567 | |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 10 | |
| 3 | Los Gatos | 7 | |
| 4 | Hollister | 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 — 619 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.