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Damage Report · San Diego County, California · October 2026

San Diego Fire & Water Damage Report: October 2026

Incidents rose 40% from September to October, climbing to 442 damage incidents in San Diego County (San Diego county) during the 31-day month. Crews averaged 14 incidents per day and October 5 had 26 incidents.

At a glance

  • 442Damage incidents tracked in October 2026
  • ~14/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 163Structure fires
  • 71%Incidents with medium or high damage estimates

Incidents by type

Residential firesResidential fires: 173173Structure firesStructure fires: 163163Commercial firesCommercial fires: 104104Flood & water damageFlood & water damage: 22
Verified incidents by type, San Diego County, October 2026.

Incidents by property type

Single-family homesSingle-family homes: 154154MultifamilyMultifamily: 5454RetailRetail: 3939Other commercialOther commercial: 3434Apartments (5+ units)Apartments (5+ units): 2525InstitutionalInstitutional: 2222Mobile homesMobile homes: 2121IndustrialIndustrial: 1818CondosCondos: 1111Medical facilitiesMedical facilities: 88OtherOther: 5656
Incidents by property type, San Diego County, October 2026. Property types come from assessor and building-footprint records, known for 94% of incidents. Multifamily covers 2 to 4 unit buildings plus multifamily buildings whose unit count is not on record; Other includes properties not yet classified.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 128 incidents (29%)29%Medium damage: 216 incidents (49%)49%High damage: 98 incidents (22%)22%
Low · 128 incidentsMedium · 216 incidentsHigh · 98 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, San Diego County, October 2026.

Busiest cities

San DiegoSan Diego: 165165Chula VistaChula Vista: 2828OceansideOceanside: 2525EscondidoEscondido: 2323VistaVista: 2323San MarcosSan Marcos: 1919
Incidents by city, top 6, October 2026.

Peak day: October 5 (26 incidents). Counties covered: San Diego.

What stood out

  • October 5 spiked to 26 incidents in San Diego County, 1.9 times the daily average of 14 and stretching crew rotations across the county.
  • San Diego recorded 165 incidents, the county’s largest share, driving demand for residential and structure work in urban neighborhoods across San Diego County.
  • Across San Diego County 314 incidents, or 71% of the total, carried medium or high damage estimates, concentrating restoration work for contractors and insurers.

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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the San Diego County throughout October 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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