ZIP 98051 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 166 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
166 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98051 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 28 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 27 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 15 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 10 | 6.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98051 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Personal service area, barber/beauty salon area | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 17.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98051 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 140% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98051.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Diamond | 2 | |
| 2 | Maple Valley | 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 — 166 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.