ZIP 98029 recorded 93 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 436 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
436 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 93 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98029 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 32 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 32 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 30 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 28 | 6.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98029 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 13 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 8.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 26.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Sunlight | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98029 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 125% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $765,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $26,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98029.
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 — 436 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.