ZIP 95519 recorded 66 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 573 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Humboldt County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
573 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | |
| 2022 | 131 | |
| 2023 | 124 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 66 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95519 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 81 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Special outside fire, other | 73 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 51 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 36 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 33 | 5.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95519 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 38 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 22 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 181 | 65.6% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Match | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95519 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 828% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $281,373 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $215,705 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $182,812 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,442 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $106,493 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $101,977 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $78,348 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95519.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKinleyville | 489 | |
| 2 | Fieldbrook | 43 | |
| 3 | Arcata | 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 — 573 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.