Damage Report · San Diego County, California · September 2026
San Diego Fire Damage Report: September 2026
San Diego County logged 315 damage incidents in September 2026, up 13% from August’s 279. Crews averaged 11 incidents per day over 30 days. The busiest day was September 17 with 17 incidents. Labor Day fell on Monday September 7.
At a glance
- 315Damage incidents tracked in September 2026
- ~11/dayAverage daily incident volume
- 120Structure fires
- 76%Incidents with medium or high damage estimates
Incidents by type
Estimated damage severity
Busiest cities
Peak day: September 17 (17 incidents). Counties covered: San Diego.
What stood out
- On September 17 San Diego County recorded 17 incidents, a single day spike that exceeded the average and strained daily response routines.
- San Diego city accounted for 133 incidents, concentrating the largest share of canvass and restoration work inside city limits.
- Across the county 239 incidents carried medium or high damage estimates, with Chula Vista reporting 21 incidents among the busiest cities.
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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the San Diego 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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