ZIP 95118 recorded 60 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 284 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Clara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
284 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 65 | |
| 2025 | 60 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95118 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 36 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 25 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 24 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 21 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 20 | 7.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95118 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 20.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 72.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 4.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95118 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 912% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,009,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95118.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose | 284 |
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 — 284 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.