ZIP 98858 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 131 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
131 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98858 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 17 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 14 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 7 | 5.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98858 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 76.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Match | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98858.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterville | 115 | |
| 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 — 131 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.