ZIP 95502 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 155 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Humboldt County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
155 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95502 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 19 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 18 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 15 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 7.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95502 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 61.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95502 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 652% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95502.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humboldt Hill | 50 | |
| 2 | Eureka | 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 — 155 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.