ZIP 98335 recorded 131 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 508 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
508 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 128 | |
| 2023 | 104 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 131 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98335 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 104 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 39 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 38 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 33 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 31 | 6.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98335 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 29.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 50.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98335 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1012% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98335.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gig Harbor | 507 | |
| 2 | 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 — 508 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.