ZIP 98439 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 149 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
149 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 47 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Aug peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98439 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 26 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 16 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 12 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 10 | 6.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98439 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 22.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 61.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 6.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98439 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 14908% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $341,180 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $139,146 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,814 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $56,477 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98439.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakewood | 149 |
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 — 149 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.