ZIP 95301 recorded 204 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,033 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Merced County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,033 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 187 | |
| 2022 | 182 | |
| 2023 | 269 | |
| 2024 | 191 | |
| 2025 | 204 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 206 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 142 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 94 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 89 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 81 | 7.8% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 23 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 20 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 18 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 14 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 109 | 42.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 40 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 20 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 50 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 311% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atwater | 182 | |
| 2 | Winton | 61 | |
| 3 | Livingston | 39 | |
| 4 | Mojave | 2 |
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 — 1,033 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.