ZIP 98056 recorded 154 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 903 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
903 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 150 | |
| 2022 | 190 | |
| 2023 | 221 | |
| 2024 | 188 | |
| 2025 | 154 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98056 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 89 | 9.9% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 75 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 74 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 66 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 65 | 7.2% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98056 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 20 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 36.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98056 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 356% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $525,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $344,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98056.
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 — 903 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.