In 2025, fire departments serving Cashmere responded to 36 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 75% of all calls.
May peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
230 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $165K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | — | |
| 2022 | 47 | -26.6% | |
| 2023 | 53 | +12.8% | |
| 2024 | 30 | -43.4% | |
| 2025 | 36 | +20.0% |
For the 8 building fires Cashmere departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 63 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 12 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Wall assembly | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 15.9% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Cashmere mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Match | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Cashmere departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $2,500 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Cashmere sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,029,277 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Natural | 140,000 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 88,483 | 28.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80,053 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 74,800 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 71,209 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 65,621 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Natural | 55,913 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Natural | 43,874 | 19.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 43,373 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 41,404 | 23.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 37,266 | 24.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 36,817 | 27.5 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98815 | 230 |
Six Washington cities with population within ±25% of Cashmere. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.