ZIP 98020 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 383 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Snohomish County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
383 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 98 | |
| 2023 | 66 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 53 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 50 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 28 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 19 | 5.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 35.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98020 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3579% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98020.
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 — 383 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.