ZIP 96073 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 117 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shasta County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
117 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Jun peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96073 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 31 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 18 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 15 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 11 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 7 | 6.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96073 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 38.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96073 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 504% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Grass fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96073.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Cedro | 4 |
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 — 117 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.