ZIP 97215 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 97 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Multnomah County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
97 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97215 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 28 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 8 | 8.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97215 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 15 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 7.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97215 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3733% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $24,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97215.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 97 |
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 — 97 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.