ZIP 98008 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 334 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
334 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73 | |
| 2022 | 67 | |
| 2023 | 61 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98008 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 43 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 34 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 24 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 19 | 5.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98008 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 10 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 23.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98008 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 177% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98008.
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 — 334 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.