ZIP 96150 recorded 315 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,040 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Dorado County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,040 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 519 | |
| 2022 | 377 | |
| 2023 | 610 | |
| 2024 | 219 | |
| 2025 | 315 |
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 96150 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 449 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 431 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 355 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 119 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 113 | 5.5% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 96150 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 25 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 23 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 36.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 29 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 19.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 96150 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2157% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $574,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $456,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $448,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 96150.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Lake Tahoe | 1,816 | |
| 2 | Meyers | 4 | |
| 3 | Laguna Beach | 1 |
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 — 2,040 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.