ZIP 98119 recorded 187 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 912 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
912 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 158 | |
| 2022 | 175 | |
| 2023 | 206 | |
| 2024 | 186 | |
| 2025 | 187 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98119 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 155 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 132 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 132 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 70 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 50 | 5.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98119 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 44 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 29.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 27.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98119 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 344% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98119.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 911 |
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 — 912 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.