ZIP 98846 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 45 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chelan County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
45 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98846 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Special outside fire, other | 4 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2 | 4.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98846 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 26.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 4.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 8.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98846.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pateros | 43 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okanogan County | WA | 1.00 | FIPS 53047 |
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 — 45 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.