ZIP 94804 recorded 400 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,133 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Contra Costa County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
3,133 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 451 | |
| 2022 | 700 | |
| 2023 | 759 | |
| 2024 | 823 | |
| 2025 | 400 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94804 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 1,180 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 534 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 226 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 203 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 166 | 5.3% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94804 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 114 | 38.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 20 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 21.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 205 | 68.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 22 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94804 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 371% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $605,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94804.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 3,125 | |
| 2 | El Cerrito | 2 | |
| 3 | El Sobrante | 2 | |
| 4 | San Pablo | 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 — 3,133 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.