ZIP 98943 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 71 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kittitas County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
71 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98943 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 15 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 10 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 9 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 5 | 7.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98943 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 8.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98943.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Cle Elum | 71 |
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 — 71 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.