ZIP 98418 recorded 81 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 515 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
515 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 129 | |
| 2022 | 103 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 125 | |
| 2025 | 81 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98418 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 69 | 13.4% | |
| 2 | Special outside fire, other | 64 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 41 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 35 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 6.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98418 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 104 | 49.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 14 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 13.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 20 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Incendiary device | 19 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 16.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98418 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1176% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $354,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $58,125 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98418.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tacoma | 515 |
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 — 515 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.