ZIP 98296 recorded 193 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 820 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Snohomish County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
820 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 204 | |
| 2022 | 139 | |
| 2023 | 164 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 193 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98296 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 203 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 127 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 56 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 45 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 5.5% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98296 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 17 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 99 | 55.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 15.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98296 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 236% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Aircraft fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,158 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $169,727 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98296.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snohomish | 777 | |
| 2 | Everett | 13 | |
| 3 | Lake Stevens | 2 | |
| 4 | Bothell | 1 | |
| 5 | Edmonds | 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 — 820 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.