ZIP 97124 recorded 219 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,155 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,155 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 300 | |
| 2022 | 260 | |
| 2023 | 199 | |
| 2024 | 177 | |
| 2025 | 219 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97124 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 197 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 162 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 108 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 103 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 80 | 6.9% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97124 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 179 | 49.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 22 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 18.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 122 | 33.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 95 | 26.2% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 34 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97124 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 594% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $168,750 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97124.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillsboro | 1,141 | |
| 2 | Cornelius | 9 | |
| 3 | Beaverton | 2 | |
| 4 | Portland | 2 | |
| 5 | North Plains | 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 — 1,155 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.