ZIP 97116 recorded 169 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 730 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
730 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 206 | |
| 2022 | 238 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 59 | |
| 2025 | 169 |
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97116 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 174 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 117 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 60 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 51 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 42 | 5.8% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97116 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 23 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 16 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 14 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 31.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 48.7% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 17 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Match | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97116 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 120% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97116.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Grove | 717 | |
| 2 | Cornelius | 3 | |
| 3 | Gaston | 2 |
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 — 730 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.