ZIP 98288 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 115 across 2021–2025. Primary county: King County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
115 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98288 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 28 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 13 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 8 | 7.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98288 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Sunlight | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98288 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,700 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $7,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98288.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Covington | 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 — 115 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.