Damage Report · Inland Empire, California · August 2026
San Bernardino Fire Damage Report: August 2026
Inland Empire (San Bernardino City, Riverside, and San Bernardino, and the surrounding San Bernardino and Riverside county communities) logged 575 damage incidents in August 2026, roughly 19 a day, with August 26 the busiest day at 29.
At a glance
- 575Damage incidents tracked in August 2026
- ~19/dayAverage daily incident volume
- 519Structure fires
- 38%Incidents with medium or high damage estimates
Incidents by type
Estimated damage severity
Busiest cities
Peak day: August 26 (29 incidents). Counties covered: San Bernardino, Riverside.
What stood out
- August 26 was the busiest day of the month for Inland Empire: 29 incidents, well above the daily average of 19.
- Riverside, San Bernardino, and Victorville City combined for 134 incidents, rivaling San Bernardino City itself (81).
- 218 of Inland Empire's 575 incidents (38%) carried a medium or high damage estimate: roughly 7 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 Inland Empire 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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