ZIP 94005 recorded 60 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 433 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Mateo County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
433 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 148 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 69 | |
| 2024 | 83 | |
| 2025 | 60 |
Oct peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94005 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 63 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 30 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 28 | 6.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94005 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 28 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 20 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 67.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94005 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 25896% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $66,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94005.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 301 | |
| 2 | Belmont | 60 | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 13 | |
| 4 | Burlingame | 7 | |
| 5 | San Mateo | 5 |
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 — 433 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.