ZIP 95317 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 70 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Merced County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
70 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95317 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 12 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 5 | 7.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95317 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Service facilities, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 26.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 8 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95317 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2822% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,000 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95317.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atwater | 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 — 70 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.