ZIP 97038 recorded 176 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 894 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clackamas County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
894 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 242 | |
| 2022 | 170 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 144 | |
| 2025 | 176 |
Oct peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 173 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 145 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 117 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 65 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 61 | 6.8% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 52 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 40 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 22 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 25 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 22 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 62 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97038 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 152% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97038.
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 894 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.