ZIP 96137 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 203 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lassen County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
203 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96137 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 32 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 28 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 18 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 15 | 7.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96137 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 25.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96137 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1006% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $189,211 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $7,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96137.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westwood | 57 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas County | CA | 1.00 | FIPS 06063 |
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 — 203 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.