ZIP 98112 recorded 129 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 632 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
632 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 108 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 147 | |
| 2024 | 114 | |
| 2025 | 129 |
Dec peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98112 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 107 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 77 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 71 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 36 | 5.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98112 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 29 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98112 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1462% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98112.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 631 |
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 — 632 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.