ZIP 97203 recorded 134 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 449 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Multnomah County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
449 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 141 | |
| 2025 | 134 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 120 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 88 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 43 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 33 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 5.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 57 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 45 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 33 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 29 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 17 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 87 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 133 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 65 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 34 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 18 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 388% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97203.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clackamas County | OR | 0.50 | FIPS 41005 |
| Washington County | OR | 0.50 | FIPS 41067 |
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 — 449 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.