ZIP 95050 recorded 298 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,995 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Clara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,995 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 395 | |
| 2022 | 420 | |
| 2023 | 450 | |
| 2024 | 432 | |
| 2025 | 298 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95050 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 228 | 11.4% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 193 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 170 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 169 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 165 | 8.3% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95050 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 71 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 29 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 24 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 21 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 16 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 117 | 35.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 156 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 52 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 16 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95050 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 573% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95050.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara | 1,976 | |
| 2 | San Jose | 5 | |
| 3 | Sunnyvale | 2 | |
| 4 | Chico | 1 | |
| 5 | Gilroy | 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 — 1,995 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.