ZIP 98274 recorded 120 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 711 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Skagit County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
711 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 159 | |
| 2022 | 135 | |
| 2023 | 150 | |
| 2024 | 147 | |
| 2025 | 120 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98274 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 149 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 120 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 79 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 47 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 45 | 6.3% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98274 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 28.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 57.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98274 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 641% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $397,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $323,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98274.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Vernon | 558 | |
| 2 | Big Lake | 107 | |
| 3 | Clear Lake | 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 — 711 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.