ZIP 98329 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 456 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
456 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | |
| 2022 | 115 | |
| 2023 | 97 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98329 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 112 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 56 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 55 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 44 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 36 | 7.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98329 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 34.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 43.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98329 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 258% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $304,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $51,175 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98329.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gig Harbor | 455 |
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 — 456 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.