ZIP 98409 recorded 348 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,304 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
2,304 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 437 | |
| 2022 | 564 | |
| 2023 | 453 | |
| 2024 | 502 | |
| 2025 | 348 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98409 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special outside fire, other | 288 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 277 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 276 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 135 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 118 | 5.1% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98409 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 446 | 53.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 88 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 56 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 38 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 17 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 16 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 16 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 135 | 16.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 354 | 42.0% | |
| 2 | Incendiary device | 85 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 65 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 44 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 35 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 33 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 32 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 164 | 19.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98409 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 718% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $775,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $320,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $232,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98409.
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 — 2,304 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.