ZIP 98862 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 252 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Okanogan County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
252 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98862 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 58 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 34 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 33 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 27 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 14 | 5.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98862 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 58 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 8 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 7.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 25 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 19 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98862 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $270,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $270,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $270,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98862.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twisp | 3 |
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 — 252 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.