ZIP 98053 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 396 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
396 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 76 | |
| 2024 | 72 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98053 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 58 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 37 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 37 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 29 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 27 | 6.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98053 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 33.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98053 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2190% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98053.
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 — 396 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.