ZIP 98855 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 212 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Okanogan County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
212 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98855 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 46 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 36 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 26 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 22 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 14 | 6.6% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98855 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 18.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 48.7% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 27 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98855 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1206% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98855.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonasket | 212 |
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 — 212 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.