ZIP 98321 recorded 141 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 640 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
640 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 119 | |
| 2024 | 143 | |
| 2025 | 141 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98321 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 113 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 89 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 78 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 33 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 5.0% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98321 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 44.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98321 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 347% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98321.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckley | 632 | |
| 2 | Bonney Lake | 2 | |
| 3 | Sumner | 2 | |
| 4 | Carbonado | 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 — 640 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.