ZIP 99163 recorded 114 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 585 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Whitman County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
585 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | |
| 2022 | 111 | |
| 2023 | 127 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 114 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99163 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 59 | 10.1% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 57 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 47 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 47 | 8.0% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99163 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 34.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 24.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99163 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 220% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $864,371 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $464,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99163.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pullman | 583 | |
| 2 | Cottage Grove | 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 — 585 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.