ZIP 98237 recorded 114 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 473 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Skagit County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
473 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 114 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98237 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 103 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 91 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 61 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 28 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 21 | 4.4% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98237 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 16.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 53.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98237 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 329% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98237.
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 — 473 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.