ZIP 98603 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 28 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cowlitz County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
28 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98603 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 8 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 7.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98603 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Separate operator/control area of transportation | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98603 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Significant |
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 — 28 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.