ZIP 98116 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 542 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
542 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 137 | |
| 2022 | 108 | |
| 2023 | 107 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98116 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 80 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 40 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 35 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 33 | 6.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98116 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 51 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 17.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98116 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 691% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98116.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 542 |
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 — 542 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.