ZIP 98396 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 44 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
44 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98396 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 8 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 4 | 9.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98396 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98396 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 4100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 44 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.