ZIP 94801 recorded 196 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,868 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Contra Costa County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,868 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 290 | |
| 2022 | 469 | |
| 2023 | 443 | |
| 2024 | 470 | |
| 2025 | 196 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 481 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 441 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 167 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 151 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 82 | 4.4% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 47 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 16 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 24.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 191 | 72.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 30 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 4.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 289% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $663,290 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $472,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $360,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94801.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 1,775 | |
| 2 | North Richmond | 24 | |
| 3 | San Pablo | 4 | |
| 4 | El Cerrito | 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 — 1,868 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.