ZIP 98833 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 93 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Whatcom County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
93 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
May peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98833 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 18 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Prescribed fire | 14 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 7.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98833 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 20 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 8.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 38.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98833 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $175,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98833.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manson | 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 — 93 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.