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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 7 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 59 |
| 1877 | 44 |
| 1878 | 30 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 17 |
| 1883 | 90 |
| 1884 | 37 |
| 1885 | 100 |
| 1886 | 52 |
| 1887 | 44 |
| 1888 | 42 |
| 1889 | 258 |
| 1890 | 32 |
| 1891 | 109 |
| 1892 | 325 |
| 1893 | 293 |
| 1894 | 252 |
| 1895 | 236 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1899 | 45 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 99 |
| 1904 | 95 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 40 |
| 1909 | 127 |
| 1910 | 36 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 27 |
| 1915 | 29 |
| 1916 | 45 |
| 1917 | 19 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1924 | 20 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 3 |
2,729 stories matching fire, from 271 towns
King County1,359
- Seattle1,217
- Black Diamond27
- Newcastle21
- Issaquah13
- Kent13
- Auburn9
- Snoqualmie7
- Renton6
- Kirkland5
- Skykomish4
- Bothell3
- Enumclaw3
- Maple Valley3
- Mercer Island3
- Ballard2
- King County2
- North Bend2
- White Swan2
- Anacortes1
- Arcadia1
- Athena1
- Bellevue1
- Cascade1
- Duvall1
- Fall City1
- Kanaskat1
- Kangley1
- Redmond1
- Sammamish1
- Shoreline1
- South Bend1
- Tacoma1
- Tukwila1
- Union1
- Vashon1
Yakima County59
Kittitas County37
Whitman County26
Chelan County13
Grant County10
Clark County10
Pacific County8
Mason County6
Columbia County5
Klickitat County5
Asotin County4
Adams County4
San Juan County4
Cowlitz County3
Douglas County3
Island County1
County not recorded56