ZIP 98403 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 285 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
285 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98403 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 38 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Special outside fire, other | 31 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 27 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 26 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 22 | 7.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98403 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 54 | 58.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 12.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | Incendiary device | 17 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98403 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6174% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $98,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98403.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tacoma | 285 |
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 — 285 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.