ZIP 98304 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 51 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
51 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98304 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 11 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 10 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 9 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2 | 3.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98304 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98304 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 2100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98304.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashford | 50 |
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 — 51 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.