ZIP 98109 recorded 201 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,330 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,330 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 364 | |
| 2022 | 275 | |
| 2023 | 246 | |
| 2024 | 244 | |
| 2025 | 201 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98109 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 294 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 213 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 106 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 93 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 67 | 5.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98109 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 61 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 40 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 24 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 94 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 119 | 40.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 31 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 20 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98109 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 309% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98109.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 1,330 |
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 — 1,330 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.