ZIP 95322 recorded 124 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 592 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Merced County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
592 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | |
| 2022 | 98 | |
| 2023 | 128 | |
| 2024 | 133 | |
| 2025 | 124 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95322 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 161 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 76 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 70 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 32 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 32 | 5.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95322 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 64 | 35.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 16.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95322 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 485% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Grass fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $187,412 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $165,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95322.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustine | 148 | |
| 2 | Santa Nella | 9 | |
| 3 | Los Banos | 1 | |
| 4 | Newman | 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 — 592 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.