ZIP 98903 recorded 126 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 691 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Yakima County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
691 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 180 | |
| 2022 | 137 | |
| 2023 | 134 | |
| 2024 | 114 | |
| 2025 | 126 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98903 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 98 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 56 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 48 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 47 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 41 | 5.9% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98903 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 47 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 46 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 19 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 108 | 31.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 174 | 50.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 26 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 22 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98903 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 690% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $213,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98903.
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 — 691 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.