ZIP 98261 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 191 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Juan County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
191 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98261 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 46 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 40 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 13 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 3.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98261 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98261 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 589% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $582,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $483,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $379,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | 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 — 191 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.