ZIP 98070 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 459 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
459 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98070 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 95 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 66 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 43 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 41 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 4.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98070 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 10 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98070 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 438% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $320,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98070.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vashon | 448 |
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 — 459 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.