ZIP 98424 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 956 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
956 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 221 | |
| 2022 | 265 | |
| 2023 | 198 | |
| 2024 | 157 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98424 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special outside fire, other | 138 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 102 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 91 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 64 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 63 | 6.6% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98424 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 241 | 54.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 22 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 20 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 9 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 14.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 229 | 52.2% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 39 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Incendiary device | 18 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 18 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 17 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 16 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 65 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98424 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 758% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $220,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98424.
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 — 956 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.