ZIP 98042 recorded 216 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,330 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,330 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 302 | |
| 2022 | 221 | |
| 2023 | 319 | |
| 2024 | 272 | |
| 2025 | 216 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98042 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 256 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Special outside fire, other | 104 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 103 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 89 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 87 | 6.5% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98042 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 51 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 49 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 20 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 156 | 59.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98042 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 442% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $428,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $231,311 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98042.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent | 770 | |
| 2 | Covington | 487 | |
| 3 | Auburn | 36 | |
| 4 | Maple Valley | 16 | |
| 5 | Black Diamond | 8 |
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 — 1,330 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.