Damage Report · Bay Area, California · August 2026
Bay Area Fire Damage Report: August 2026
August 2026 brought 888 damage incidents across the Bay Area’s seven counties over 31 days. The month averaged 29 incidents per day and peaked on August 31 with 53 incidents. Structure fires made up 558 of the total and 589 incidents carried medium or high damage estimates.
At a glance
- 888Damage incidents tracked in August 2026
- ~29/dayAverage daily incident volume
- 558Structure fires
- 66%Incidents with medium or high damage estimates
Incidents by type
Estimated damage severity
Busiest cities
Peak day: August 31 (53 incidents). Counties covered: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Sonoma.
What stood out
- San Francisco reported 184 incidents, the largest city total, contributing heavily to an area tally that averaged 29 incidents per day across 31 days in August 2026.
- In San Jose 134 incidents made it one of the busiest cities and the combined total for San Jose, Oakland, San Leandro reached 187 incidents as teams prioritized canvassing.
- Oakland recorded 31 incidents while the region saw 558 structure fires and 234 residential fires that together framed the month’s workload for contractors and crews.
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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Bay Area throughout August 2026, aggregated from FirstLeads' real-time incident monitoring network and frozen as a monthly snapshot at publish time. Damage severity is estimated from emergency response signals at the time of the incident.
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