ZIP 98271 recorded 181 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,088 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Snohomish County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,088 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 217 | |
| 2022 | 278 | |
| 2023 | 239 | |
| 2024 | 173 | |
| 2025 | 181 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98271 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 243 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 202 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 52 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 45 | 4.1% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98271 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 24 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 18 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 80 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 157 | 55.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98271 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 174% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $245,312 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $240,529 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $230,700 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98271.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marysville | 1,084 | |
| 2 | Arlington | 2 |
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 — 1,088 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.