ZIP 98837 recorded 552 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,134 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Grant County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,134 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 459 | |
| 2022 | 523 | |
| 2023 | 485 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 552 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98837 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 311 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 181 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 173 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 169 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 165 | 7.7% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98837 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 203 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 200 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 97 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 81 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 32 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 28 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 25 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 207 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 534 | 59.7% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 52 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 45 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 40 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 40 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 26 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 22 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 115 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98837 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 332% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98837.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses Lake | 2,102 | |
| 2 | Moses Lake North | 9 | |
| 3 | Royal City | 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 — 2,134 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.