ZIP 98036 recorded 179 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,030 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Snohomish County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,030 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 182 | |
| 2022 | 258 | |
| 2023 | 234 | |
| 2024 | 177 | |
| 2025 | 179 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98036 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 175 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 96 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 90 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 83 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 66 | 6.4% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98036 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 17 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 176 | 59.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98036 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 449% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98036.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynnwood | 906 | |
| 2 | Brier | 112 | |
| 3 | Bothell | 2 | |
| 4 | Maple Valley | 2 | |
| 5 | Shoreline | 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 — 1,030 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.