ZIP 98620 recorded 110 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 602 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Klickitat County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
602 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | |
| 2022 | 100 | |
| 2023 | 142 | |
| 2024 | 116 | |
| 2025 | 110 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98620 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 71 | 11.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 65 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 63 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 59 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 55 | 9.1% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98620 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 82 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 27 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 27 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 26 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 25.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 50 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 22 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 16 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 14 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 61 | 19.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98620 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 634% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,600,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $203,500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $136,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $115,000 | Grass fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $69,000 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98620.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldendale | 435 |
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 — 602 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.