ZIP 94608 recorded 91 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 681 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alameda County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
681 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 142 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 205 | |
| 2024 | 151 | |
| 2025 | 91 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94608 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 180 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 100 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 63 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 37 | 5.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94608 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 50.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94608 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 223% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,001 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $73,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94608.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emeryville | 427 | |
| 2 | Oakland | 252 | |
| 3 | Berkeley | 1 | |
| 4 | Castro Valley | 1 |
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 — 681 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.