ZIP 97048 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 304 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, OR.
304 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97048 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 69 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 34 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 29 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 22 | 7.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97048 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97048 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4692% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $322,576 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97048.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rainier | 290 | |
| 2 | Clatskanie | 4 | |
| 3 | Longview | 1 |
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 — 304 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.