ZIP 98502 recorded 313 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,605 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Thurston County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,605 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 298 | |
| 2022 | 289 | |
| 2023 | 357 | |
| 2024 | 348 | |
| 2025 | 313 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98502 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 227 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 222 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 205 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 137 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 103 | 6.4% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98502 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 30 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 23 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 96 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 159 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 15 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 9 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 53 | 17.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98502 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 106% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18,000,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $92,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98502.
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 — 1,605 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.