ZIP 98596 recorded 102 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 527 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lewis County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
527 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 132 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 100 | |
| 2025 | 102 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98596 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 135 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 63 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 58 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 25 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 23 | 4.4% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98596 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 44 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 43 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 55 | 25.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 115 | 52.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98596 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 235% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $261,840 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $242,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98596.
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 — 527 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.