ZIP 95126 recorded 365 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,773 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Santa Clara County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,773 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 248 | |
| 2022 | 389 | |
| 2023 | 349 | |
| 2024 | 422 | |
| 2025 | 365 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95126 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 494 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 372 | 21.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 97 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 95 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 75 | 4.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95126 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 150 | 28.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 137 | 26.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 28 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 21 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 14 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 102 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 396 | 75.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 4.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 20 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 9 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95126 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 752% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95126.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose | 1,773 |
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 — 1,773 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.