In 2025, fire departments serving Normandy Park responded to 33 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $300K 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 67% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
163 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $2.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | -13.8% | |
| 2023 | 33 | +32.0% | |
| 2024 | 43 | +30.3% | |
| 2025 | 33 | -23.3% |
For the 4 building fires Normandy Park departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 32 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 | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 18.8% |
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 Normandy Park mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Match | 1 | 3.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Normandy Park departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $9,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Normandy Park sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 11,993 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 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,243 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,061 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 817 | 42.4 mi | |
| 1997 | Debris and open burning | 594 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 494 | 15.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Natural | 443 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 420 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 360 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Natural | 359 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Natural | 310 | 44.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Natural | 294 | 38.7 mi |
Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Washington cities with population within ±25% of Normandy Park. 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.