ZIP 98028 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 408 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
408 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | |
| 2022 | 90 | |
| 2023 | 97 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98028 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 50 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 46 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 39 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 7.8% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98028 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 17 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 57.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98028 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 187% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $594,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98028.
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 — 408 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.