ZIP 96097 recorded 140 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 780 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Siskiyou County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
780 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 178 | |
| 2022 | 202 | |
| 2023 | 91 | |
| 2024 | 169 | |
| 2025 | 140 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96097 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 128 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 111 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 66 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 62 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 6.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96097 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 63 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 25 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 25 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 12 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 22 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 16.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96097 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6542% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2022 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $10,000,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2022 | Catastrophic |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $170,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | 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 96097.
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 — 780 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.