ZIP 98238 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 151 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Skagit County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
151 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98238 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 46 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 29 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 27 | 17.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 15 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 14 | 9.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98238 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 1.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 89.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 1.8% |
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 — 151 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.