Damage Report · Puget Sound Area, Washington · September 2026
Puget Sound Fire & Water Damage Report: September 2026
Puget Sound Area (Seattle, Renton, and Kent, and the surrounding King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, and Thurston county communities) logged 1,501 damage incidents in September 2026, roughly 50 a day, with September 10 the busiest day at 99.
At a glance
- 1,501Damage incidents tracked in September 2026
- ~50/dayAverage daily incident volume
- 1,231Structure fires
- 21%Incidents with medium or high damage estimates
Incidents by type
Estimated damage severity
Busiest cities
Peak day: September 10 (99 incidents). Counties covered: King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, Thurston.
What stood out
- September 10 was the busiest day of the month for Puget Sound Area: 99 incidents, well above the daily average of 50.
- Volume was down 21% from August 2026, when Puget Sound Area logged 1,900 incidents.
- Renton, Kent, and Auburn combined for 375 incidents, rivaling Seattle itself (359).
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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Puget Sound Area throughout September 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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