ZIP 98604 recorded 261 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,319 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clark County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,319 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 316 | |
| 2022 | 281 | |
| 2023 | 275 | |
| 2024 | 186 | |
| 2025 | 261 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98604 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 211 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 158 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 143 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 79 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 66 | 5.0% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98604 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 55 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 53 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 23 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 96 | 29.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 171 | 52.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 21 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 21 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98604 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 104% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $1,125,574 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $600,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $402,375 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98604.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Ground | 1,304 | |
| 2 | Ridgefield | 4 | |
| 3 | Brush Prairie | 2 | |
| 4 | La Center | 1 |
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 — 1,319 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.