ZIP 98272 recorded 215 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,197 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Snohomish County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,197 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 248 | |
| 2022 | 264 | |
| 2023 | 292 | |
| 2024 | 178 | |
| 2025 | 215 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98272 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 407 | 34.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 116 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 95 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 69 | 5.8% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98272 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 27 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 25 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 24 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 8.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 136 | 52.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 19 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 16 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98272 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 212% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $498,215 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $494,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $466,681 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $172,699 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $146,795 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98272.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroe | 1,178 | |
| 2 | Snohomish | 3 | |
| 3 | Burlington | 1 | |
| 4 | Sultan | 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 — 1,197 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.