ZIP 97138 recorded 218 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,212 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clatsop County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,212 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 314 | |
| 2022 | 390 | |
| 2023 | 175 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 218 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97138 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 247 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 211 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 94 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 84 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 62 | 5.1% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97138 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 57 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 14 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 20.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 131 | 54.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 32 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Sunlight | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97138 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2242% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97138.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seaside | 873 | |
| 2 | Gearhart | 228 | |
| 3 | Warrenton | 2 | |
| 4 | Astoria | 1 | |
| 5 | Cannon Beach | 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 — 1,212 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.