ZIP 96021 recorded 124 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 721 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tehama County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
721 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 156 | |
| 2023 | 196 | |
| 2024 | 134 | |
| 2025 | 124 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96021 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 183 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 68 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 61 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 58 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 45 | 6.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96021 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 13 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 76 | 37.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 45.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 16.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96021 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 209% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $230,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $195,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $190,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96021.
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 — 721 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.