ZIP 98068 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 72 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
72 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98068 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 10 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 4 | 5.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98068 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 3.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Match | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98068 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98068.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burien | 1 | |
| 2 | Snoqualmie | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittitas County | WA | 1.00 | FIPS 53037 |
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 — 72 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.