ZIP 99109 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 133 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stevens County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
133 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99109 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 22 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 15 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 12 | 9.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99109 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 27 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 13.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Match | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99109 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 3031% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $4,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99109.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chewelah | 132 |
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 — 133 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.