ZIP 98257 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 304 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Skagit County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
304 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98257 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 87 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 58 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 42 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 39 | 12.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 3.9% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98257 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 11 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 15.5% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98257.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Conner | 261 |
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 — 304 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.