ZIP 95340 recorded 696 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,976 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Merced County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,976 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 608 | |
| 2022 | 545 | |
| 2023 | 527 | |
| 2024 | 600 | |
| 2025 | 696 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95340 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 1,003 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 293 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 273 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 239 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 155 | 5.2% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95340 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 158 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 130 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 120 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 54 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 54 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 27 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 25 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 211 | 25.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 597 | 71.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 38 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 27 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 16 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 92 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95340 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 225% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,875,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,752,392 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $1,393,856 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $1,342,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,046 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95340.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merced | 2,689 | |
| 2 | Planada | 19 | |
| 3 | Winton | 3 | |
| 4 | Atascadero | 1 | |
| 5 | Corona | 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 — 2,976 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.