ZIP 98640 recorded 98 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 551 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pacific County, WA.
551 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 117 | |
| 2022 | 147 | |
| 2023 | 115 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 98 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98640 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 236 | 42.8% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 80 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 32 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 3.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98640 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 29 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 24 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 14 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 30.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 20.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98640 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 241% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $243,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $243,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $179,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $124,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98640.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean Park | 543 | |
| 2 | Ilwaco | 2 |
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 — 551 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.