ZIP 98117 recorded 145 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 745 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
745 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | |
| 2022 | 168 | |
| 2023 | 169 | |
| 2024 | 140 | |
| 2025 | 145 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98117 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 144 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 80 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 68 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 37 | 5.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98117 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 24 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 45.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 22.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98117 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 301% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $190,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98117.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 745 |
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 — 745 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.