In 2025, fire departments serving San Francisco County responded to 5,476 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $3.5M property loss.
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Oct dips.
36,731 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6,524 | |
| 2022 | 7,887 | |
| 2023 | 8,996 | |
| 2024 | 7,848 | |
| 2025 | 5,476 |
For the 177 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in San Francisco County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 56% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,500,000 | San Francisco | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $2,500,000 | San Francisco | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $1,200,000 | San Francisco | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | San Francisco | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $1,000,000 | San Francisco | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $1,000,000 | San Francisco | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $1,000,000 | San Francisco | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $800,000 | San Francisco | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $750,000 | San Francisco | Building fires | Major |
| 10 | $720,000 | San Francisco | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
10 cities mapped to FIPS 06075.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 851,036 | View › |
| Chinatown | 0 | View › |
| Marina District | 0 | View › |
| Sunset District | 0 | View › |
| Richmond District | 0 | View › |
| Fort Winfield Scott | 0 | View › |
| Western Addition | 0 | View › |
| Potrero District | 0 | View › |
| Bayview District | 0 | View › |
| Mission District | 0 | View › |
2 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.