ZIP 98121 recorded 217 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,004 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,004 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 171 | |
| 2022 | 191 | |
| 2023 | 205 | |
| 2024 | 220 | |
| 2025 | 217 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98121 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 246 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 165 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 124 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 88 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 88 | 8.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98121 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 29 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 29.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Candle | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98121 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 720% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98121.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 1,004 |
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 — 1,004 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.