ZIP 95542 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 140 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Humboldt County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
140 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95542 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 19 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 19 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 16 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 12 | 8.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95542 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95542 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 943% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $341,325 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95542.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garberville | 87 | |
| 2 | Redway | 5 |
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 — 140 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.