ZIP 98520 recorded 335 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,200 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Grays Harbor County, WA.
2,200 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 488 | |
| 2022 | 501 | |
| 2023 | 457 | |
| 2024 | 419 | |
| 2025 | 335 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98520 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 914 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 298 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 140 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 91 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 76 | 3.5% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98520 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 174 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 111 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 74 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 28 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 24 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 22 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 233 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 432 | 57.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 81 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 35 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 25 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 22 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 18 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 99 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98520 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 147% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,796 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $61,250 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98520.
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 — 2,200 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.