ZIP 98203 recorded 226 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,001 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Snohomish County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,001 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 189 | |
| 2022 | 258 | |
| 2023 | 231 | |
| 2024 | 97 | |
| 2025 | 226 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 134 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 97 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 95 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 72 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 63 | 6.3% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 142 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 57 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 23 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 88 | 21.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 275 | 65.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 9 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 9 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 266% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $617,447 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $463,743 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $308,520 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $307,987 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $254,220 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $151,970 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everett | 974 |
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 — 1,001 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.