ZIP 95315 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 438 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Merced County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
438 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 109 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95315 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 149 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 69 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 51 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 25 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 24 | 5.5% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95315 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 16 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 19 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95315 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 419% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $430,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95315.
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 — 438 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.