ZIP 94706 recorded 102 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 609 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alameda County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
609 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 121 | |
| 2023 | 176 | |
| 2024 | 152 | |
| 2025 | 102 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94706 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 144 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 111 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 64 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 37 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 36 | 5.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94706 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Other | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 42.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 41.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Candle | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94706 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 210% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94706.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany | 524 | |
| 2 | Berkeley | 30 | |
| 3 | Kensington | 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 — 609 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.