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Fires in ZIP 94305

ZIP 94305 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 181 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Clara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

ZIP 94305 FIPS 06085 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
38
181 across 5 years
Building fires
4
1 wildland
Wildfire risk
97
FEMA NRI · Very High
Active fires
0
in Santa Clara County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 94305

181 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 38
2022 18
2023 38
2024 49
2025 38
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 94305?

Oct peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 17
Feb 21
Mar 10
Apr 13
May 16
Jun 11
Jul 19
Aug 11
Sep 17
Oct 24
Nov 9
Dec 13
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 94305?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94305 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 18 9.9%
2 Cooking fire, confined to container 15 8.3%
3 Fire, other 14 7.7%
4 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 12 6.6%
5 Building fires 11 6.1%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 94305?

For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
45%
23
Cause undetermined
20%
10
Intentional / arson
12%
6
Equipment / heat source failure
8%
4
Under investigation
16%
8
Act of nature (lightning)
-1%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94305 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Other 6 11.8%
2 Undetermined 6 11.8%
3 Cooking area, kitchen 5 9.8%
4 Outside area, other 5 9.8%
5 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 3 5.9%
6 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 3 5.9%
7 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 3 5.9%
8 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 2 3.9%
9 All other areas 18 35.3%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 27 52.9%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 7 13.7%
3 Arcing 4 7.8%
4 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 3 5.9%
5 Heat source: other 2 3.9%
6 Hot or smoldering object, other 2 3.9%
7 Candle 2 3.9%
8 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 1 2.0%
9 All other sources 3 5.9%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $2.3M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94305 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4129% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $1,500,000 Building fires 2024 Major
2 $500,000 Building fires 2021 Major
3 $166,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
4 $25,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
5 $25,000 Fire, other 2024 Significant
6 $20,000 Natural vegetation fire, other 2023 Significant
7 $20,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
8 $15,000 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 2023 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 94305

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94305.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Stanford 143
2 Palo Alto 36
11 Current conditions

Right now in 94305

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 181 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.