ZIP 98840 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 252 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Okanogan County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
252 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98840 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 31 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 30 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 24 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 8.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98840 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 26.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 61 | 64.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98840 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2186% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $107,900 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98840.
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 — 252 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.