ZIP 98402 recorded 255 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,483 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,483 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 323 | |
| 2022 | 375 | |
| 2023 | 234 | |
| 2024 | 296 | |
| 2025 | 255 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98402 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 313 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Special outside fire, other | 267 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 113 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 104 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 91 | 6.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98402 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 373 | 68.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 20 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 19 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 10 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 6 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 11.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 263 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Incendiary device | 84 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 58 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 34 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 25 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 17 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 14 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98402 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 606% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,219,100 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $297,197 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98402.
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 — 1,483 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.