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Damage Report · Los Angeles County, California · August 2026

Los Angeles County Fire Damage Report: August 2026

Los Angeles County recorded 770 damage incidents in August 2026 across 31 days, averaging 25 incidents per day and peaking on August 30 with 48 incidents. Of those, 580 carried medium or high damage estimates and 505 were structure fires, shaping county restoration needs.

At a glance

  • 770Damage incidents tracked in August 2026
  • ~25/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 505Structure fires
  • 75%Incidents with medium or high damage estimates

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 505505Residential firesResidential fires: 171171Commercial firesCommercial fires: 9494
Verified incidents by type, Los Angeles County, August 2026.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 190 incidents (25%)25%Medium damage: 314 incidents (41%)41%High damage: 266 incidents (35%)35%
Low · 190 incidentsMedium · 314 incidentsHigh · 266 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Los Angeles County, August 2026.

Busiest cities

Los AngelesLos Angeles: 212212Long BeachLong Beach: 6666LancasterLancaster: 3636GlendaleGlendale: 2424TorranceTorrance: 2121PasadenaPasadena: 1919
Incidents by city, top 6, August 2026.

Peak day: August 30 (48 incidents). Counties covered: Los Angeles.

What stood out

  • Structure fires totaled 505 in Los Angeles County, including 171 residential fires and 94 commercial fires, concentrating most recorded property damage needs.
  • Combined Long Beach, Lancaster, and Glendale incidents reached 126, with Long Beach at 66 and Lancaster at 36 guiding where field visits clustered.
  • Los Angeles reported 212 incidents and the county recorded 580 medium or high damage estimates, indicating larger restorations concentrated in core service areas.

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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Los Angeles County 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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