ZIP 83540 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 43 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nez Perce County, ID. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
43 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 83540 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 8 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 6 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 3 | 7.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 83540 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 83540 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 2844% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $221,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $44,075 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,500 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 83540.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lapwai | 39 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 43 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.