ZIP 98421 recorded 165 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,091 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,091 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 251 | |
| 2022 | 262 | |
| 2023 | 190 | |
| 2024 | 223 | |
| 2025 | 165 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98421 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special outside fire, other | 233 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 187 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 88 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 63 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Accident, potential accident, other | 63 | 5.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98421 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 304 | 65.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 26 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 22 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 7 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 6 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 11.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 213 | 46.1% | |
| 2 | Incendiary device | 74 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 43 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 20 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 10 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 56 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98421 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 86602% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,478,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $695,520 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98421.
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 — 1,091 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.