ZIP 95324 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 197 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Merced County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
197 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95324 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 30 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 27 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 27 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 23 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 15 | 7.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95324 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 32.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95324 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3439% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $412,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $279,000 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $130,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $56,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95324.
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 — 197 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.