ZIP 98223 recorded 363 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,186 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Snohomish County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
2,186 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 569 | |
| 2022 | 493 | |
| 2023 | 439 | |
| 2024 | 322 | |
| 2025 | 363 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98223 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 446 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 246 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 239 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 152 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 140 | 6.4% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98223 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 158 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 56 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 40 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 32 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 32 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 98 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 255 | 55.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 22 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 18 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 11 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 75 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98223 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 492% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $977,413 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98223.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlington | 2,154 | |
| 2 | Granite Falls | 15 | |
| 3 | Marysville | 6 | |
| 4 | Stanwood | 6 | |
| 5 | Everett | 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 — 2,186 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.