ZIP 98108 recorded 288 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,907 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,907 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 409 | |
| 2022 | 461 | |
| 2023 | 433 | |
| 2024 | 316 | |
| 2025 | 288 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98108 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 374 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 175 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 131 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 116 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 102 | 5.3% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98108 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 108 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 95 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 77 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 46 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 34 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 32 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 23 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 147 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 251 | 43.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 71 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 42 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 32 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 30 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 22 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 17 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 15 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 100 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98108 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 116% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98108.
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 — 1,907 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.