ZIP 97209 recorded 435 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,026 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Multnomah County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,026 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 105 | |
| 2023 | 132 | |
| 2024 | 353 | |
| 2025 | 435 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 550 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 170 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 74 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 46 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 45 | 4.4% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 166 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 135 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 133 | 22.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 20 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 13 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 13.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 291 | 49.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 185 | 31.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 18 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 17 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 13 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 6 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97209 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 204% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $33,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $22,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97209.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 1,026 |
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 — 1,026 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.