In 2025, fire departments serving Coupeville responded to 58 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $857K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
372 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $2.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 127 | — | |
| 2022 | 75 | -40.9% | |
| 2023 | 52 | -30.7% | |
| 2024 | 60 | +15.4% | |
| 2025 | 58 | -3.3% |
For the 7 building fires Coupeville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 47 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 19.1% |
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 Coupeville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Coupeville departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $857,300 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $288,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Coupeville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 11,715 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3,312 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 2,475 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,243 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 825 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 820 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 817 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 443 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 400 | 37.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 294 | 45.2 mi | |
| 1994 | Natural | 155 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 127 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 43.2 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 | 98239 | 372 |
Six Washington cities with population within ±25% of Coupeville. 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.