ZIP 98388 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 104 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
104 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98388 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 12 | 11.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 6 | 5.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98388 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 37.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98388 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 175% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $947,584 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $396,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $29,821 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,837 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98388.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steilacoom | 104 |
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 — 104 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.