ZIP 96022 recorded 84 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 611 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shasta County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
611 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | |
| 2022 | 179 | |
| 2023 | 170 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 84 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96022 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 86 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 77 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 63 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 52 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 44 | 7.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96022 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 38.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 13 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 21.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96022 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 213% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $304,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96022.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottonwood | 207 | |
| 2 | Baker | 7 | |
| 3 | Anderson | 1 | |
| 4 | Millville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tehama County | CA | 1.00 | FIPS 06103 |
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 — 611 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.