ZIP 94024 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 351 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Clara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
351 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 98 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94024 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 107 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 59 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 18 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 3.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94024 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 37.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94024 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 113% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94024.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Altos | 263 | |
| 2 | Los Altos Hills | 51 | |
| 3 | Mountain View | 1 | |
| 4 | Palo Alto | 1 |
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 — 351 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.