ZIP 98252 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 591 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Snohomish County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
591 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 143 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 139 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98252 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 195 | 33.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 79 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 69 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 57 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 5.1% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98252 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 64.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 8.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98252 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 425% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98252.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Granite Falls | 585 | |
| 2 | Arlington | 3 | |
| 3 | Darrington | 2 | |
| 4 | Lake Stevens | 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 — 591 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.