ZIP 98199 recorded 76 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 345 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
345 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 81 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 76 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98199 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 36 | 10.4% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 29 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 27 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 23 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 23 | 6.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98199 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 28 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 9.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 22.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98199 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 564% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98199.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 345 |
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 — 345 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.