ZIP 99004 recorded 145 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 862 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Spokane County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
862 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 280 | |
| 2022 | 198 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 59 | |
| 2025 | 145 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99004 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 100 | 11.6% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 96 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 74 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 57 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 56 | 6.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99004 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 32.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 36.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99004 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 16269% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $141,272,640 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Explosive, bomb removal (for bomb scare, use 721) | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $415,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99004.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheney | 841 | |
| 2 | Spokane | 11 | |
| 3 | Medical Lake | 1 |
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 — 862 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.