ZIP 98826 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 591 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chelan County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
591 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 167 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 96 | |
| 2024 | 128 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98826 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 182 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 74 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 68 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 60 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 44 | 7.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98826 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 34 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 19 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 26.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 19 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 12 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 20.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98826 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 494% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98826.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leavenworth | 549 | |
| 2 | East Wenatchee | 1 | |
| 3 | Wenatchee | 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 — 591 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.