ZIP 96003 recorded 308 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,339 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shasta County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,339 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 280 | |
| 2022 | 233 | |
| 2023 | 263 | |
| 2024 | 255 | |
| 2025 | 308 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96003 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 242 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 132 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 128 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 127 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 86 | 6.4% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96003 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 46 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 32 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 27 | 6.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 153 | 35.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 208 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 36 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 81 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96003 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 148% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $417,803 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96003.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redding | 1,003 | |
| 2 | Shasta Lake | 4 | |
| 3 | Bella Vista | 3 | |
| 4 | Mountain Gate | 1 |
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 — 1,339 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.