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Damage Report · Orange County, California · August 2026

Orange County Fire Damage Report: August 2026

Orange County logged 295 damage incidents in August 2026 over 31 days, averaging 10 incidents per day and peaking on August 14 with 17 incidents. Santa Ana, Anaheim, and Huntington Beach led cities with 43, 29, and 23 incidents respectively, shaping contractor routes and priorities.

At a glance

  • 295Damage incidents tracked in August 2026
  • ~10/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 178Structure fires
  • 71%Incidents with medium or high damage estimates

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 178178Commercial firesCommercial fires: 8383Residential firesResidential fires: 3434
Verified incidents by type, Orange County, August 2026.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 87 incidents (29%)29%Medium damage: 128 incidents (43%)43%High damage: 80 incidents (27%)27%
Low · 87 incidentsMedium · 128 incidentsHigh · 80 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Orange County, August 2026.

Busiest cities

Santa AnaSanta Ana: 4343AnaheimAnaheim: 2929Huntington BeachHuntington Beach: 2323IrvineIrvine: 2020Garden GroveGarden Grove: 1919OrangeOrange: 1616
Incidents by city, top 6, August 2026.

Peak day: August 14 (17 incidents). Counties covered: Orange.

What stood out

  • Santa Ana recorded 43 incidents in August, the highest city total and a focal point for canvassing and restoration crews handling repeated structure fires and commercial losses.
  • Anaheim combined with Huntington Beach and Irvine for 72 incidents, directing contractors toward that three-city corridor for higher-volume canvassing and follow up on commercial fire work.
  • Orange County carried 295 incidents overall with 208 medium or high damage estimates, driving greater demand for resource-heavy responses and repeat contractor scheduling across the county.

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