ZIP 98843 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 224 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
224 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98843 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 59 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 42 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 19 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 13 | 5.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98843 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 25 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 15.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 42.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 17.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98843 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3646% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98843.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Wenatchee | 6 | |
| 2 | Chelan | 5 | |
| 3 | Waterville | 3 | |
| 4 | Entiat | 1 | |
| 5 | 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 — 224 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.