ZIP 94022 recorded 67 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 435 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Clara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
435 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 113 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 67 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94022 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 125 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 43 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 31 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 24 | 5.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94022 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 30.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 12 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94022 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1617% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $8,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94022.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Altos | 272 | |
| 2 | Los Altos Hills | 151 | |
| 3 | Palo Alto | 3 |
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 — 435 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.