ZIP 98253 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 83 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Island County, WA.
83 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98253 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 31 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 6.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98253 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98253 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 1597% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $285,883 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $20,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
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 — 83 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.