ZIP 94301 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 388 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Clara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
388 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 81 | |
| 2024 | 93 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94301 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 37 | 9.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 36 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 32 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 29 | 7.5% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94301 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 13 | 11.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 38.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 50.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 8.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94301 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 184% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94301.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto | 388 |
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 — 388 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.