ZIP 98106 recorded 245 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,008 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,008 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 207 | |
| 2022 | 217 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 177 | |
| 2025 | 245 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98106 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 147 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 94 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 82 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 71 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 62 | 6.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98106 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 70 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 44 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 32 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 104 | 29.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 158 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 33 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 24 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 16 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 16.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98106 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 360% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $637,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98106.
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 — 1,008 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.