ZIP 98103 recorded 294 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,446 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,446 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 294 | |
| 2022 | 282 | |
| 2023 | 319 | |
| 2024 | 257 | |
| 2025 | 294 |
Aug peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98103 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 236 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 165 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 129 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 91 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 90 | 6.2% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98103 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 67 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 23 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 21 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 13 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 131 | 39.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 127 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 27 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 24 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 17 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 17 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 59 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98103 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 125% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $240,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $201,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98103.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 1,446 |
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 — 1,446 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.