ZIP 98404 recorded 375 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,961 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,961 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 395 | |
| 2022 | 397 | |
| 2023 | 348 | |
| 2024 | 446 | |
| 2025 | 375 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98404 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 292 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Special outside fire, other | 224 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 213 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 207 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 140 | 7.1% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98404 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 360 | 53.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 37 | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 27 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 19 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 18 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 15 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 138 | 20.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 298 | 43.9% | |
| 2 | Incendiary device | 107 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 38 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 35 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 34 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 25 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 22 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 99 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98404 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 309% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,471,100 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $600,100 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $363,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $355,300 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $263,400 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98404.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tacoma | 1,960 |
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 — 1,961 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.