ZIP 99111 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 93 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Whitman County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
93 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Sep peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99111 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 8 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 5 | 5.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99111 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99111 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99111.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colfax | 91 |
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 — 93 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.