ZIP 96140 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 60 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Placer County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
60 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96140 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 10 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 4 | 6.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96140 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96140 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $600 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96140.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnelian Bay | 44 |
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 — 60 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.