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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 98532

ZIP 98532 recorded 200 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,018 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lewis County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 98532 FIPS 53041 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
200
1,018 across 5 years
Building fires
34
43 wildland
Wildfire risk
77
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Lewis County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 98532

1,018 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 210
2022 214
2023 246
2024 148
2025 200
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 98532?

Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 67
Feb 66
Mar 65
Apr 63
May 84
Jun 110
Jul 132
Aug 126
Sep 97
Oct 94
Nov 49
Dec 65
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 98532?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98532 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 191 18.8%
2 Fire, other 158 15.5%
3 Unauthorized burning 69 6.8%
4 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 61 6.0%
5 Natural vegetation fire, other 55 5.4%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 98532?

For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
38%
176
Cause undetermined
16%
73
Intentional / arson
26%
122
Equipment / heat source failure
13%
61
Under investigation
6%
29
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
8
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98532 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Outside area, other 108 23.0%
2 Undetermined 64 13.6%
3 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 45 9.6%
4 Other 41 8.7%
5 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 40 8.5%
6 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 35 7.5%
7 Cooking area, kitchen 21 4.5%
8 Wildland, woods 12 2.6%
9 All other areas 103 22.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 242 51.6%
2 Heat source: other 41 8.7%
3 Arcing 25 5.3%
4 Hot or smoldering object, other 24 5.1%
5 Hot ember or ash 20 4.3%
6 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 19 4.1%
7 Heat from powered equipment, other 16 3.4%
8 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 10 2.1%
9 All other sources 72 15.4%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $985K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98532 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 474% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $250,000 Building fires 2022 Major
2 $150,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
3 $100,000 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 2021 Significant
4 $100,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
5 $100,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
6 $100,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
7 $100,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
8 $85,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 98532

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98532.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Chehalis 974
2 Napavine 29
3 Onalaska 2
4 Winlock 2
5 Mossyrock 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 98532

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,018 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.