ZIP 98446 recorded 111 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 577 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
577 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 133 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 133 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 111 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98446 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 149 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 48 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 42 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 30 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 29 | 5.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98446 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 16 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 59.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98446 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 858% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $146,767 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98446.
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 — 577 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.