ZIP 98059 recorded 128 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 707 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
707 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 155 | |
| 2022 | 139 | |
| 2023 | 150 | |
| 2024 | 135 | |
| 2025 | 128 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98059 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 118 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 71 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 58 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 53 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 51 | 7.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98059 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 13 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 29.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98059 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 560% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,764,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $480,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98059.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renton | 565 | |
| 2 | Newcastle | 92 | |
| 3 | 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 — 707 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.