ZIP 98027 recorded 198 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 952 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
952 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 169 | |
| 2022 | 149 | |
| 2023 | 218 | |
| 2024 | 218 | |
| 2025 | 198 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98027 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 119 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 109 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 80 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 73 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 63 | 6.6% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98027 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 34 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Other | 20 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 21.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 40.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98027 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 255% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $538,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $507,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98027.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Issaquah | 822 | |
| 2 | Bellevue | 26 | |
| 3 | Maple Valley | 10 | |
| 4 | Hobart | 2 |
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 — 952 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.