ZIP 95602 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,029 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nevada County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,029 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 309 | |
| 2022 | 254 | |
| 2023 | 172 | |
| 2024 | 150 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95602 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 243 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 155 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 129 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 78 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 68 | 6.6% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95602 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 36.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95602 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $191,882 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95602.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 708 | |
| 2 | Grass Valley | 12 | |
| 3 | Helena | 1 | |
| 4 | Rocklin | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placer County | CA | 1.00 | FIPS 06061 |
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 — 1,029 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.