ZIP 98101 recorded 272 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,633 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,633 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 325 | |
| 2022 | 340 | |
| 2023 | 341 | |
| 2024 | 355 | |
| 2025 | 272 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98101 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 446 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 287 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 220 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 146 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 130 | 8.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98101 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 32.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Match | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98101 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 800% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98101.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 1,633 |
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 — 1,633 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.