ZIP 95076 recorded 169 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,620 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monterey County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,620 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 381 | |
| 2022 | 335 | |
| 2023 | 377 | |
| 2024 | 358 | |
| 2025 | 169 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95076 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 288 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 146 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 133 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 126 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 116 | 7.2% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95076 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 56 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 49 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 47 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 24 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 22 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 104 | 29.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 184 | 52.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 21 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 56 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95076 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 321% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95076.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watsonville | 250 | |
| 2 | Corralitos | 171 | |
| 3 | Pajaro | 134 | |
| 4 | Aptos | 129 | |
| 5 | Las Lomas | 126 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz County | CA | 1.00 | FIPS 06087 |
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 — 1,620 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.