ZIP 98408 recorded 199 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,032 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,032 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 214 | |
| 2022 | 185 | |
| 2023 | 161 | |
| 2024 | 273 | |
| 2025 | 199 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98408 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 153 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 96 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Special outside fire, other | 86 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 80 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 74 | 7.2% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98408 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 148 | 44.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 25 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 62 | 18.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Incendiary device | 37 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 27 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 19 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 15 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 13 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 70 | 21.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98408 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 280% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $211,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98408.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tacoma | 1,032 |
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 — 1,032 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.