ZIP 98612 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 120 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wahkiakum County, WA.
120 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98612 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 8 | 6.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98612 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match | 7 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98612 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98612.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathlamet | 55 | |
| 2 | Puget Island | 27 |
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 — 120 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.