ZIP 95965 recorded 381 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,646 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Butte County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,646 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 249 | |
| 2022 | 329 | |
| 2023 | 332 | |
| 2024 | 355 | |
| 2025 | 381 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95965 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 252 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 170 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 158 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 146 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 139 | 8.4% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95965 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 57 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 29 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 25 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 15 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 13 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 126 | 40.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 39 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 24 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 76 | 24.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95965 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 159% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $263,175 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $209,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95965.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermalito | 267 | |
| 2 | Palermo | 93 | |
| 3 | Oroville | 15 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas County | CA | 1.00 | FIPS 06063 |
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 — 1,646 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.