ZIP 98032 recorded 599 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,665 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
3,665 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 730 | |
| 2022 | 628 | |
| 2023 | 955 | |
| 2024 | 753 | |
| 2025 | 599 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98032 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special outside fire, other | 592 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 355 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 352 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 307 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 228 | 6.2% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98032 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 431 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 110 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 83 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 63 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 57 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 51 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 32 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 26 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 192 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 795 | 76.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 35 | 3.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 29 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 27 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 25 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 20 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 72 | 6.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98032 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 255% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98032.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent | 3,588 | |
| 2 | Tukwila | 19 | |
| 3 | Auburn | 15 | |
| 4 | SeaTac | 9 | |
| 5 | Federal Way | 4 |
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 — 3,665 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.