ZIP 98951 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 690 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Yakima County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
690 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 203 | |
| 2022 | 234 | |
| 2023 | 229 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98951 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 133 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 123 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 68 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 51 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 41 | 5.9% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98951 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 143 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 58 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 56 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 80 | 19.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 275 | 65.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 29 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Match | 23 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98951 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 961% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $161,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98951.
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 — 690 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.