ZIP 98155 recorded 121 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 779 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
779 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 165 | |
| 2022 | 168 | |
| 2023 | 193 | |
| 2024 | 132 | |
| 2025 | 121 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98155 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 76 | 9.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 75 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 59 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 54 | 6.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98155 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 44 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 42 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 29 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 16 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 66 | 23.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98155 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1077% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,016,223 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $722,850 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $333,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98155.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoreline | 499 | |
| 2 | Lake Forest Park | 227 | |
| 3 | Seattle | 53 |
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 — 779 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.