ZIP 98026 recorded 111 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 760 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Snohomish County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
760 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 190 | |
| 2022 | 202 | |
| 2023 | 129 | |
| 2024 | 128 | |
| 2025 | 111 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98026 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 127 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 105 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 78 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 45 | 5.9% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98026 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 17 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 58.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98026 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 713% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $314,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98026.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonds | 757 | |
| 2 | Lynnwood | 2 | |
| 3 | Mountlake Terrace | 1 |
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 — 760 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.