ZIP 98368 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 675 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, WA.
675 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 148 | |
| 2022 | 159 | |
| 2023 | 120 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98368 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 135 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 59 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 39 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 37 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 36 | 5.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98368 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 16 | 11.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 13 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 50 | 35.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98368 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 719% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98368.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Townsend | 633 | |
| 2 | Port Ludlow | 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 — 675 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.