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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 98605

ZIP 98605 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 15 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Klickitat County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.

ZIP 98605 FIPS 53039 ZIP-level 2 counties
Total incidents (2025)
5
15 across 5 years
Building fires
2
2 wildland
Wildfire risk
98
FEMA NRI · Very High
Active fires
0
in Klickitat County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 98605

15 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 6
2022 1
2023 1
2024 2
2025 5
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 98605?

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

Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 2
May 0
Jun 1
Jul 6
Aug 4
Sep 0
Oct 2
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 98605?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98605 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 5 33.3%
2 Fire, other 2 13.3%
3 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 2 13.3%
4 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 1 6.7%
5 Passenger vehicle fire 1 6.7%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 98605?

For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
33%
1
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
33%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
33%
1
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
1%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98605 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Switchgear area, transformer vault 1 33.3%
2 Vehicle area, other 1 33.3%
3 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 1 33.3%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

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

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Heat from powered equipment, other 2 66.7%
2 Incendiary device 1 33.3%
07 The biggest fires

1 fires · $2K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98605 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $2,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 98605

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98605.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Bingen 14
10 Also served by

ZIP 98605 crosses 2 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
Skamania County WA 1.00 FIPS 53059
11 Current conditions

Right now in 98605

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 — 15 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.