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Damage Report · Puget Sound Area, Washington · July 2026

Puget Sound Fire & Water Damage Report: July 2026

The Puget Sound area — Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, and the surrounding King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, and Thurston county communities — was again the most active territory in the FirstLeads network in July 2026, averaging roughly 99 damage incidents per day and spiking hard over the July 4th weekend.

At a glance

  • 3,063Damage incidents tracked in July 2026
  • ~99/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 2,511Structure fires
  • 211Incidents on July 5 — the July 4th weekend peak

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 2,5112,511Residential firesResidential fires: 384384Commercial firesCommercial fires: 110110Flood & water damageFlood & water damage: 5858
Verified incidents by type, Puget Sound Area, July 2026.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 2,439 incidents (80%)80%Medium damage: 374 incidents (12%)12%High damage: 250 incidents (8%)8%
Low · 2,439 incidentsMedium · 374 incidentsHigh · 250 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Puget Sound Area, July 2026.

Busiest cities

SeattleSeattle: 798798RentonRenton: 282282KentKent: 219219AuburnAuburn: 193193Federal WayFederal Way: 188188EverettEverett: 142142
Incidents by city, top 6, July 2026.

Peak day: July 5 (211 incidents). Counties covered: King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, Thurston.

What stood out

  • The July 4th weekend drove the highest single day any territory recorded all month: 211 incidents on July 5 — more than double the daily average.
  • South King County stayed the hidden hotspot: Renton, Kent, Auburn, and Federal Way combined for 882 incidents, rivaling Seattle itself (798).
  • 624 incidents carried medium or high damage estimates — roughly 20 significant restoration opportunities surfacing every day.

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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Puget Sound Area throughout July 2026, aggregated from FirstLeads' real-time incident monitoring network and frozen as a monthly snapshot at publish time. Damage severity is estimated from emergency response signals at the time of the incident.

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