ZIP 95348 recorded 302 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,786 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Merced County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,786 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 445 | |
| 2022 | 308 | |
| 2023 | 364 | |
| 2024 | 367 | |
| 2025 | 302 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95348 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 494 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 252 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 157 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 120 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 114 | 6.4% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95348 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 171 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 123 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 71 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 52 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 46 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 38 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 20 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 18 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 149 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 511 | 74.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 32 | 4.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 63 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95348 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 342% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $973,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $360,678 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $288,052 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $219,374 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,705 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $162,367 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95348.
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 — 1,786 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.