ZIP 98499 recorded 311 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,997 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,997 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 400 | |
| 2022 | 423 | |
| 2023 | 493 | |
| 2024 | 370 | |
| 2025 | 311 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98499 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 384 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 241 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 155 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 142 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 131 | 6.6% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98499 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 171 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 55 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 29 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 120 | 25.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 295 | 61.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 24 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 20 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 17 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 57 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98499 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 300% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,192,472 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,241,450 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $511,338 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $490,367 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $454,300 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $239,227 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98499.
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 — 1,997 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.