ZIP 95968 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 100 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Butte County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
100 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 95968 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 16 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 13 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 12 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 10 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 10 | 10.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 95968 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 95968 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2262% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 95968.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palermo | 97 |
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 — 100 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.