ZIP 98926 recorded 171 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,422 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kittitas County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,422 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 319 | |
| 2022 | 295 | |
| 2023 | 311 | |
| 2024 | 326 | |
| 2025 | 171 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98926 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 196 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 141 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 133 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 120 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 96 | 6.8% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98926 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 109 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 66 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 62 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 42 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 31 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 31 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 140 | 26.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 175 | 33.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 49 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 43 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 37 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 32 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 28 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 22 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 20 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 125 | 23.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98926 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 342% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $370,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98926.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellensburg | 1,391 | |
| 2 | Kittitas | 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 — 1,422 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.