ZIP 99347 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 235 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, WA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
235 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99347 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 37 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 21 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 17 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 16 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 15 | 6.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99347 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99347 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6664% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $8,000,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $500,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99347.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pomeroy | 235 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield County | WA | 1.00 | FIPS 53023 |
| Whitman County | WA | 1.00 | FIPS 53075 |
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 — 235 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.