ZIP 98498 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 785 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
785 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 158 | |
| 2022 | 163 | |
| 2023 | 169 | |
| 2024 | 144 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98498 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 102 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 72 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 68 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 64 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 60 | 7.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98498 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 18 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 30.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 96 | 55.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98498 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 353% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $696,362 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $673,396 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $540,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $312,055 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $209,440 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $192,036 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $148,016 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98498.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakewood | 785 |
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 — 785 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.