ZIP 94404 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 294 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Mateo County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
294 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 94 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 70 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94404 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 38 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 31 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 27 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 26 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 22 | 7.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94404 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 29.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94404 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 820% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $167,576 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $132,536 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $93,988 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,872 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94404.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foster City | 210 | |
| 2 | San Mateo | 72 | |
| 3 | Redwood City | 5 | |
| 4 | Burlingame | 3 |
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 — 294 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.