ZIP 95501 recorded 494 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,599 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Humboldt County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,599 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 574 | |
| 2022 | 604 | |
| 2023 | 536 | |
| 2024 | 391 | |
| 2025 | 494 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 356 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 300 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 211 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 183 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 175 | 6.7% |
For the 33 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 250 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 249 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 69 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 67 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 60 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 54 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 44 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 312 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 780 | 68.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 55 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 36 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 33 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 30 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 27 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 25 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 129 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 382% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eureka | 2,427 | |
| 2 | Myrtletown | 91 | |
| 3 | Pine Hills | 32 | |
| 4 | Bayview | 1 | |
| 5 | Humboldt Hill | 1 |
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 — 2,599 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.