ZIP 98528 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 713 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mason County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
713 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 235 | |
| 2022 | 202 | |
| 2023 | 173 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Aug peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98528 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 304 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 115 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 47 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 46 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 27 | 3.8% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98528 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 20 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 78 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 18.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98528 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 410% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $426,905 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98528.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfair | 686 |
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 — 713 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.