ZIP 96020 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 88 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Plumas County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
88 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 15 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 9 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 6 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 6 | 6.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 7 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 6 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 17.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 6 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96020 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 392% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96020.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester | 64 |
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 — 88 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.