ZIP 98516 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 510 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Thurston County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
510 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | |
| 2022 | 96 | |
| 2023 | 129 | |
| 2024 | 87 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98516 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 60 | 11.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 52 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 48 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 34 | 6.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98516 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 27 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 30.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 20.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98516 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 371% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98516.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympia | 258 | |
| 2 | Lacey | 250 | |
| 3 | Grand Mound | 1 | |
| 4 | Rochester | 1 |
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 — 510 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.