ZIP 98642 recorded 212 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 833 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clark County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
833 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 196 | |
| 2022 | 166 | |
| 2023 | 153 | |
| 2024 | 106 | |
| 2025 | 212 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98642 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 80 | 9.6% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 79 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 71 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 70 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 57 | 6.8% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98642 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 71 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 52 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 33 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 19 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 57 | 20.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 142 | 50.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 15 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98642 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 455% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $400,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98642.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgefield | 787 | |
| 2 | La Center | 25 | |
| 3 | Vancouver | 12 | |
| 4 | Battle Ground | 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 — 833 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.