ZIP 98645 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 50 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cowlitz County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
50 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98645 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 10 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 4 | 8.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98645 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 6 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98645 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 50 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.