ZIP 98038 recorded 137 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 898 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
898 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 219 | |
| 2022 | 146 | |
| 2023 | 217 | |
| 2024 | 179 | |
| 2025 | 137 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 131 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 79 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Special outside fire, other | 68 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 58 | 6.5% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 36 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 17 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 116 | 58.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98038 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 924% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maple Valley | 843 | |
| 2 | Renton | 19 | |
| 3 | Kent | 5 | |
| 4 | Covington | 2 | |
| 5 | Black Diamond | 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 — 898 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.