ZIP 98125 recorded 225 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,633 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,633 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 352 | |
| 2022 | 425 | |
| 2023 | 403 | |
| 2024 | 228 | |
| 2025 | 225 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98125 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 413 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 281 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 151 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 113 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 58 | 3.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98125 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 74 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 31 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 102 | 33.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 41 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 21 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 16 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 57 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98125 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 346% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,270,117 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,179,259 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Power line down | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98125.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 1,629 | |
| 2 | Lake Forest Park | 2 | |
| 3 | Shoreline | 2 |
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 — 1,633 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.