ZIP 96148 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 38 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Placer County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
38 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96148 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 8 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 2 | 5.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96148 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96148 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 11138% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $323,046 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96148.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahoe Vista | 33 |
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 — 38 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.