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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 97211

ZIP 97211 recorded 105 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 318 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Multnomah County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 97211 FIPS 41051 ZIP-level 3 counties
Total incidents (2025)
105
318 across 5 years
Building fires
14
33 wildland
Wildfire risk
67
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Multnomah County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 97211

318 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 0
2022 67
2023 69
2024 77
2025 105
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 97211?

Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 8
Feb 14
Mar 16
Apr 17
May 36
Jun 36
Jul 44
Aug 32
Sep 27
Oct 35
Nov 22
Dec 31
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 97211?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97211 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 81 25.5%
2 Passenger vehicle fire 63 19.8%
3 Building fires 44 13.8%
4 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 28 8.8%
5 Special outside fire, other 14 4.4%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 97211?

For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
61%
152
Cause undetermined
22%
55
Intentional / arson
10%
25
Equipment / heat source failure
5%
13
Under investigation
2%
5
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97211 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Outside area, other 41 16.4%
2 Highway, parking lot, street: on or near 33 13.2%
3 Open area - outside; included are farmland, field 25 10.0%
4 Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. 22 8.8%
5 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 20 8.0%
6 Undetermined 18 7.2%
7 Vehicle area, other 14 5.6%
8 Cooking area, kitchen 11 4.4%
9 All other areas 66 26.4%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 98 39.2%
2 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 35 14.0%
3 Hot or smoldering object, other 32 12.8%
4 Arcing 17 6.8%
5 Heat from powered equipment, other 15 6.0%
6 Cigarette 13 5.2%
7 Heat source: other 6 2.4%
8 Cigarette lighter 5 2.0%
9 All other sources 29 11.6%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $2.1M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97211 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1032% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $1,000,000 Building fires 2023 Major
2 $300,000 Building fires 2022 Major
3 $247,860 Building fires 2023 Significant
4 $150,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
5 $150,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
6 $100,000 Building fires 2023 Significant
7 $100,000 Building fires 2024 Significant
8 $100,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 97211

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97211.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Portland 318
10 Also served by

ZIP 97211 crosses 3 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
Clackamas County OR 0.50 FIPS 41005
Washington County OR 0.50 FIPS 41067
11 Current conditions

Right now in 97211

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 318 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.