ZIP 98611 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 503 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cowlitz County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
503 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 103 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98611 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 90 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 45 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 34 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 33 | 6.6% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98611 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 35 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98611 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 326% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98611.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castle Rock | 493 | |
| 2 | Kelso | 4 |
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 — 503 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.