ZIP 98851 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 340 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Grant County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
340 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 99 | |
| 2023 | 100 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98851 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 110 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 28 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 26 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 21 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 21 | 6.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98851 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 25.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 20.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98851 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4548% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Power line down | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98851.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soap Lake | 317 | |
| 2 | Coulee City | 11 | |
| 3 | Ephrata | 7 | |
| 4 | Grand Coulee | 1 | |
| 5 | Quincy | 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 — 340 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.