ZIP 98273 recorded 241 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,706 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Skagit County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,706 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 415 | |
| 2022 | 337 | |
| 2023 | 413 | |
| 2024 | 300 | |
| 2025 | 241 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98273 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 318 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 297 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 223 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 108 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 104 | 6.1% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98273 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 49 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 90 | 29.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 187 | 61.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98273 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 295% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $386,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $291,248 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $291,248 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $222,624 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98273.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Vernon | 1,612 | |
| 2 | Big Lake | 7 | |
| 3 | Clear Lake | 7 | |
| 4 | La Conner | 5 | |
| 5 | Burlington | 4 |
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 — 1,706 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.