ZIP 83856 recorded 92 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 631 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bonner County, ID. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
631 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 165 | |
| 2022 | 125 | |
| 2023 | 141 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 92 |
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 83856 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 224 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 61 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 61 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 56 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 48 | 7.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 83856 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 19.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 13.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 83856 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 326% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $600,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $315,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $187,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 83856.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priest River | 581 | |
| 2 | Spirit Lake | 3 |
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 — 631 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.