ZIP 98045 recorded 135 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 622 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
622 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 157 | |
| 2022 | 120 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 135 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98045 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 81 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 71 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 62 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 46 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 41 | 6.6% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98045 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 13 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 24.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 49.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98045 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 786% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98045.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Bend | 510 | |
| 2 | Snoqualmie | 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 — 622 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.