ZIP 98856 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 318 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Okanogan County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
318 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 62 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98856 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 46 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 36 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 34 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 34 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 29 | 9.1% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98856 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 44 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 25 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 18 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 22.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 34 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 10.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98856 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 105% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $440,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $440,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $440,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $440,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98856.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twisp | 317 |
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 — 318 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.