ZIP 98466 recorded 122 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 574 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
574 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | |
| 2022 | 125 | |
| 2023 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 123 | |
| 2025 | 122 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98466 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 73 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 52 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 45 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 35 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 35 | 6.1% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98466 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 45 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 42.8% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Incendiary device | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98466 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 313% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $283,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $243,535 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $179,798 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98466.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Place | 344 | |
| 2 | Tacoma | 122 | |
| 3 | Fircrest | 108 |
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 — 574 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.