ZIP 98444 recorded 425 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,658 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
2,658 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 490 | |
| 2022 | 557 | |
| 2023 | 550 | |
| 2024 | 636 | |
| 2025 | 425 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98444 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 457 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 424 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 217 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 176 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 126 | 4.7% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98444 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 234 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 137 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 40 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 29 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 20 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 160 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 473 | 65.7% | |
| 2 | Incendiary device | 32 | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 27 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 23 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 19 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 17 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 85 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98444 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 545% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $769,905 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $412,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $400,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $386,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98444.
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 — 2,658 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.