ZIP 98685 recorded 90 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 406 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clark County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
406 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 87 | |
| 2023 | 110 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 90 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98685 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 49 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 37 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 34 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 30 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 23 | 5.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98685 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98685 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 322% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $360,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $233,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98685.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver | 404 |
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 — 406 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.