ZIP 98055 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 714 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
714 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 158 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 164 | |
| 2024 | 137 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98055 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 82 | 11.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 68 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 61 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 51 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 6.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98055 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 35.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 49.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 16.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98055 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 244% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $710,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $365,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $315,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $251,350 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98055.
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 — 714 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.