ZIP 98632 recorded 385 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,934 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cowlitz County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,934 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 367 | |
| 2022 | 425 | |
| 2023 | 370 | |
| 2024 | 387 | |
| 2025 | 385 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98632 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 321 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 298 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 273 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 144 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 134 | 6.9% |
For the 86 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98632 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 136 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 123 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 61 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 57 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 37 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 26 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 24 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 23 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 282 | 36.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 306 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 95 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 51 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 39 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 38 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 31 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 23 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 158 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98632 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 761% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $487,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $450,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $423,160 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $366,080 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98632.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longview | 1,918 | |
| 2 | Kelso | 14 | |
| 3 | Longview Heights | 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 — 1,934 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.