ZIP 98406 recorded 126 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 719 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
719 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | |
| 2022 | 148 | |
| 2023 | 131 | |
| 2024 | 200 | |
| 2025 | 126 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98406 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 117 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Special outside fire, other | 74 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 51 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 45 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 45 | 6.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98406 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 106 | 44.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 15 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 19.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Incendiary device | 31 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 13 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 13 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 20.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98406 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 890% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $144,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $139,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98406.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tacoma | 719 |
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 — 719 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.