ZIP 94061 recorded 143 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 870 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Mateo County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
870 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 156 | |
| 2022 | 155 | |
| 2023 | 267 | |
| 2024 | 149 | |
| 2025 | 143 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94061 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 179 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 171 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 69 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 61 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 59 | 6.8% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94061 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 11 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 16 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Candle | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94061 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1260% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,618,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94061.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redwood City | 754 | |
| 2 | Woodside | 4 | |
| 3 | Atherton | 3 | |
| 4 | Menlo Park | 2 | |
| 5 | North Fair Oaks | 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 — 870 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.