ZIP 98232 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 244 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Skagit County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
244 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Aug peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98232 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 73 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 51 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 23 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 23 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 9 | 3.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98232 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 61.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98232 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 10920% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $16,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98232.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington | 9 |
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 — 244 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.