ZIP 98947 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 161 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Yakima County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
161 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98947 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 35.4% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 27 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 9 | 5.6% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98947 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98947 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 497% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $135,700 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98947.
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 — 161 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.