ZIP 98031 recorded 175 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,031 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,031 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 201 | |
| 2022 | 160 | |
| 2023 | 251 | |
| 2024 | 244 | |
| 2025 | 175 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98031 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special outside fire, other | 109 | 10.6% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 106 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 101 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 89 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 64 | 6.2% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98031 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 36 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 76 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 175 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98031 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 154% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $583,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $454,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $232,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98031.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent | 1,012 | |
| 2 | Renton | 7 | |
| 3 | Covington | 1 | |
| 4 | Federal Way | 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 — 1,031 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.