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Damage Report · Puget Sound Area, Washington · October 2026

Puget Sound Fire & Water Damage Report: October 2026

The Puget Sound Area recorded 1,649 damage incidents in October 2026, averaging 53 incidents per day across King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, and Thurston counties. Volume rose 10% from September's 1,501 incidents, with October 31 reaching 76 incidents.

At a glance

  • 1,649Damage incidents tracked in October 2026
  • ~53/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 1,233Structure fires
  • 23%Incidents with medium or high damage estimates

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 1,2331,233Residential firesResidential fires: 292292Commercial firesCommercial fires: 8383Flood & water damageFlood & water damage: 4141
Verified incidents by type, Puget Sound Area, October 2026.

Incidents by property type

Single-family homesSingle-family homes: 519519Apartments (5+ units)Apartments (5+ units): 253253MultifamilyMultifamily: 195195Other commercialOther commercial: 156156RetailRetail: 7878CondosCondos: 6969Mobile homesMobile homes: 5555InstitutionalInstitutional: 5050Medical facilitiesMedical facilities: 3838OfficesOffices: 3636OtherOther: 200200
Incidents by property type, Puget Sound Area, October 2026. Property types come from assessor and building-footprint records, known for 95% of incidents. Multifamily covers 2 to 4 unit buildings plus multifamily buildings whose unit count is not on record; Other includes properties not yet classified.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 1,264 incidents (77%)77%Medium damage: 229 incidents (14%)14%High damage: 156 incidents (9%)9%
Low · 1,264 incidentsMedium · 229 incidentsHigh · 156 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Puget Sound Area, October 2026.

Busiest cities

SeattleSeattle: 489489KentKent: 124124AuburnAuburn: 104104RentonRenton: 9393Federal WayFederal Way: 9191TacomaTacoma: 7373
Incidents by city, top 6, October 2026.

Peak day: October 31 (76 incidents). Counties covered: King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, Thurston.

What stood out

  • October 31 recorded 76 incidents in the Puget Sound Area, 1.4 times the daily average during the 31-day month and the busiest single day.
  • Seattle logged 489 incidents, 30% of the area's total, concentrating response demand within the city and nearby South King County communities.
  • Structure fires reached 1,233 incidents across the Puget Sound Area, 75% of October's caseload, while 385 incidents carried medium or high damage estimates.

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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Puget Sound Area throughout October 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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