ZIP 98901 recorded 390 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,352 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kittitas County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,352 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 453 | |
| 2022 | 461 | |
| 2023 | 655 | |
| 2024 | 393 | |
| 2025 | 390 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 245 | 10.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 228 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 207 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 198 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 165 | 7.0% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 338 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 312 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 105 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 93 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 93 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 82 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 61 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 297 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 986 | 68.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 92 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 49 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 37 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 32 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 31 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 24 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 154 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 447% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,168,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98901.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakima | 2,311 | |
| 2 | Union Gap | 30 | |
| 3 | Selah | 1 | |
| 4 | Terrace Heights | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima County | WA | 1.00 | FIPS 53077 |
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 — 2,352 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.