ZIP 98802 recorded 178 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,063 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,063 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 277 | |
| 2022 | 205 | |
| 2023 | 193 | |
| 2024 | 210 | |
| 2025 | 178 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98802 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 239 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 122 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 96 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 84 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 53 | 5.0% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98802 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 89 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 71 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 39 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 17 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 97 | 23.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 230 | 56.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 24 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 20 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 17 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98802 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 95% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $481,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $11,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98802.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Wenatchee | 984 | |
| 2 | Wenatchee | 4 | |
| 3 | Cle Elum | 1 | |
| 4 | Rock Island | 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 — 1,063 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.