ZIP 83855 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 109 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Latah County, ID. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
109 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 83855 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 15 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 11 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 9 | 8.3% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 83855 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 57.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 83855 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 350% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 83855.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potlatch | 99 |
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 — 109 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.