ZIP 98936 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 136 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Yakima County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
136 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98936 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 13 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 12 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 11 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 6.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98936 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 18.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 10 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98936 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $24,000 | Grass fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98936.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moxee | 99 | |
| 2 | Yakima | 24 | |
| 3 | Ellensburg | 1 |
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 — 136 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.