ZIP 98908 recorded 193 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 885 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Yakima County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
885 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 216 | |
| 2022 | 168 | |
| 2023 | 129 | |
| 2024 | 179 | |
| 2025 | 193 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98908 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 186 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 89 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 68 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 54 | 6.1% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98908 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 95 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 49 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 37 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 108 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 167 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 28 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 23 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 69 | 18.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98908 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 278% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $536,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $343,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $340,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98908.
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 — 885 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.