ZIP 98002 recorded 295 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,764 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,764 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 279 | |
| 2022 | 480 | |
| 2023 | 391 | |
| 2024 | 319 | |
| 2025 | 295 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98002 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 170 | 9.6% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 165 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 130 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 108 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 105 | 6.0% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98002 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 98 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 88 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 34 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 19 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 17 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 110 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 240 | 52.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 33 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 26 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 21 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 19 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 14 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 70 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98002 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 653% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,775,868 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $515,638 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $283,163 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98002.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce County | WA | 0.50 | FIPS 53053 |
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 — 1,764 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.