ZIP 98118 recorded 334 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,601 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,601 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 246 | |
| 2022 | 334 | |
| 2023 | 385 | |
| 2024 | 302 | |
| 2025 | 334 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98118 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 284 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 201 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 119 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 116 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 104 | 6.5% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98118 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 97 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 49 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 46 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 27 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 169 | 35.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 217 | 45.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 66 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 18 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 18 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 17 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 76 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98118 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 132% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98118.
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 — 1,601 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.