ZIP 98942 recorded 107 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 741 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Yakima County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
741 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 151 | |
| 2022 | 179 | |
| 2023 | 186 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 107 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98942 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 158 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 146 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 82 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 65 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 54 | 7.3% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98942 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 52 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 28 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 25 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 7.2% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 18 | 7.2% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 23.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 65 | 26.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98942 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 197% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98942.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selah | 654 | |
| 2 | Yakima | 54 | |
| 3 | Naches | 11 | |
| 4 | Union Gap | 3 | |
| 5 | White Swan | 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 — 741 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.