ZIP 98178 recorded 86 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 569 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
569 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 152 | |
| 2022 | 109 | |
| 2023 | 135 | |
| 2024 | 87 | |
| 2025 | 86 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98178 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 77 | 13.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 59 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 44 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 39 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 5.8% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98178 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 27 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 25 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 12 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98178 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 225% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $601,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $559,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $290,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98178.
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 — 569 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.