ZIP 96122 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 263 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Plumas County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
263 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96122 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 38 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 29 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 28 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 22 | 8.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96122 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 34.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 42.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96122 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3006% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $230,100 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $101,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96122.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portola | 196 |
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 — 263 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.