Damage Report · Orange County, California · September 2026
Orange County Fire & Water Damage Report: September 2026
Orange County logged 327 damage incidents in September 2026, roughly 11 a day, with September 9 the busiest day at 28.
At a glance
- 327Damage incidents tracked in September 2026
- ~11/dayAverage daily incident volume
- 172Structure fires
- 28Incidents on September 9, the month's peak day
Incidents by type
Estimated damage severity
Busiest cities
Peak day: September 9 (28 incidents). Counties covered: Orange.
What stood out
- September 9 was the busiest day of the month for Orange County: 28 incidents, more than double the daily average of 11.
- Santa Ana, Irvine, and Garden Grove combined for 88 incidents, rivaling Anaheim itself (40).
- 238 of Orange County's 327 incidents (73%) carried a medium or high damage estimate: roughly 8 significant restoration opportunities surfacing every day.
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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Orange County throughout September 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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