ZIP 98850 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 132 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
132 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98850 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 28 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 12 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 9 | 6.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98850 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 13.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 59.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98850 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98850.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock Island | 129 | |
| 2 | East Wenatchee | 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 — 132 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.