ZIP 94538 recorded 339 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,571 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alameda County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,571 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 243 | |
| 2022 | 301 | |
| 2023 | 332 | |
| 2024 | 356 | |
| 2025 | 339 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94538 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 150 | 9.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 130 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 116 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 106 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 106 | 6.7% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94538 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 49 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 21 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 16 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 89 | 32.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 141 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 44 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 20 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94538 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1133% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $2,190,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $1,250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $504,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94538.
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 — 1,571 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.