ZIP 98445 recorded 176 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,024 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,024 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 198 | |
| 2022 | 201 | |
| 2023 | 231 | |
| 2024 | 218 | |
| 2025 | 176 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98445 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 219 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 94 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 67 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 63 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 53 | 5.2% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98445 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 28 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 19 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 196 | 65.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98445 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 182% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $409,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $378,351 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98445.
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 — 1,024 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.