ZIP 98037 recorded 170 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 930 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Snohomish County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
930 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 169 | |
| 2022 | 228 | |
| 2023 | 218 | |
| 2024 | 145 | |
| 2025 | 170 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98037 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 181 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 85 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 64 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 62 | 6.7% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98037 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 20 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 172 | 68.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98037 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 464% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98037.
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 — 930 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.