ZIP 94530 recorded 173 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,019 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Contra Costa County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,019 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 165 | |
| 2022 | 221 | |
| 2023 | 254 | |
| 2024 | 206 | |
| 2025 | 173 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94530 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 179 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 170 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 107 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 70 | 6.9% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94530 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 40.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94530 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 255% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94530.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Cerrito | 1,006 | |
| 2 | Richmond | 11 | |
| 3 | Berkeley | 2 |
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 — 1,019 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.