ZIP 95020 recorded 374 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,449 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Clara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,449 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 670 | |
| 2022 | 464 | |
| 2023 | 502 | |
| 2024 | 439 | |
| 2025 | 374 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 211 | 8.6% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 206 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 203 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 174 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 157 | 6.4% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 63 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 55 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 28 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 20 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 18 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 149 | 32.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 251 | 54.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 34 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 22 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 17 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 66 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95020 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $999,999,999 | Fire, other | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $1,300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $866,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $840,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $832,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $479,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95020.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilroy | 1,905 | |
| 2 | San Martin | 4 | |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 2 | |
| 4 | Benbrook | 1 | |
| 5 | Lakehead | 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 — 2,449 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.