ZIP 98407 recorded 72 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 422 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
422 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 95 | |
| 2023 | 88 | |
| 2024 | 86 | |
| 2025 | 72 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98407 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 10.0% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 40 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Special outside fire, other | 37 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 34 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 32 | 7.6% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98407 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 63 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 32.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Match | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 25.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98407 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2474% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $564,200 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $291,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98407.
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 — 422 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.