ZIP 98233 recorded 206 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 981 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Skagit County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
981 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 264 | |
| 2022 | 159 | |
| 2023 | 212 | |
| 2024 | 140 | |
| 2025 | 206 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98233 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 178 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 130 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 90 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 66 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 61 | 6.2% |
For the 41 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98233 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 73 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 36 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 78 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 182 | 64.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 10.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98233 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 424% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $322,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98233.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington | 861 |
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 — 981 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.