ZIP 94002 recorded 84 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 402 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Mateo County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
402 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 125 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 70 | |
| 2025 | 84 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94002 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 52 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 47 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 42 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 36 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 27 | 6.7% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94002 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 26.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Incendiary device | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94002 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 273% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $533,808 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $388,054 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $331,340 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $247,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $145,466 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $132,536 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94002.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belmont | 283 | |
| 2 | Foster City | 64 | |
| 3 | Burlingame | 12 | |
| 4 | Hillsborough | 8 | |
| 5 | San Carlos | 4 |
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 — 402 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.