ZIP 98229 recorded 100 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 883 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Skagit County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
883 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 217 | |
| 2022 | 205 | |
| 2023 | 176 | |
| 2024 | 185 | |
| 2025 | 100 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98229 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 99 | 11.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 82 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 72 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 68 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 48 | 5.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98229 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 51.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 18.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98229 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 271% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98229.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellingham | 845 | |
| 2 | Renton | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whatcom County | WA | 1.00 | FIPS 53073 |
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 — 883 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.