ZIP 94038 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 92 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Mateo County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
92 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 40 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 11 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 10 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 4 | 4.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 50.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 1 | 50.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94038 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moss Beach | 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 — 92 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.