ZIP 98953 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 192 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Yakima County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
192 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 98953 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 47 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 40 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 7 | 3.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 98953 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 20.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Match | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 98953 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 846% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $245,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $55,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 98953.
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 — 192 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.