ZIP 98239 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 381 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Island County, WA.
381 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 132 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 62 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98239 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 97 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 33 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 24 | 6.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98239 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98239 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 178% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $857,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $288,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $142,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98239.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coupeville | 372 | |
| 2 | Grand Coulee | 1 | |
| 3 | Oak Harbor | 1 |
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 — 381 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.