ZIP 98333 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 110 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
110 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98333 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 28 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 14 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 6.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98333 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 6 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98333 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 864% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98333.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox Island | 107 | |
| 2 | Bremerton | 1 | |
| 3 | Steilacoom | 1 | |
| 4 | Tacoma | 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 — 110 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.