ZIP 97206 recorded 121 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 399 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Multnomah County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
399 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 69 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 121 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97206 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 118 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 72 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 33 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 31 | 7.8% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97206 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 76 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 32 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 25 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 17 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 16 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 78 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 109 | 36.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 61 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 29 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 19 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 13 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97206 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 723% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $640,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $428,190 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $420,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97206.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 388 | |
| 2 | Milwaukie | 7 | |
| 3 | Gervais | 1 | |
| 4 | Happy Valley | 1 |
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 — 399 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.