ZIP 95942 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 104 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Butte County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
104 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Dec peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95942 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 31 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 11 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 6.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95942 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 5 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95942 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 8929% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $56,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $9,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tehama County | CA | 1.00 | FIPS 06103 |
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 — 104 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.