ZIP 98284 recorded 280 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,433 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Skagit County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,433 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 342 | |
| 2022 | 261 | |
| 2023 | 275 | |
| 2024 | 275 | |
| 2025 | 280 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98284 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 364 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 256 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 212 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 84 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 58 | 4.0% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98284 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 46 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 123 | 36.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 15 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 15 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 63 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98284 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 182% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $396,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $225,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $217,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $211,900 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $133,400 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98284.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington | 5 | |
| 2 | Bellingham | 3 | |
| 3 | Clear Lake | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whatcom County | WA | 1.00 | FIPS 53073 |
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 — 1,433 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.