ZIP 98433 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 132 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
132 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98433 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 8 | 6.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98433 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 30.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 6.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 82.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 1 | 2.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98433 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 144% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98433.
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 — 132 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.