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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 12 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 23 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 18 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 9 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 37 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 13 |
| 1892 | 54 |
| 1893 | 56 |
| 1894 | 42 |
| 1895 | 26 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 11 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1909 | 25 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 7 |
460 stories matching flame, from 104 towns
Snohomish County23
Yakima County12
Walla Walla County12
Whatcom County11
Lewis County7
Clallam County5
Jefferson County5
Kittitas County5
Clark County4
Whitman County4
Stevens County4
Grant County3
Island County3
Chelan County2
Columbia County2
Mason County2
Adams County1
Douglas County1
Garfield County1
Okanogan County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded8