ZIP 97217 recorded 356 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 944 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Multnomah County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
944 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 150 | |
| 2023 | 163 | |
| 2024 | 275 | |
| 2025 | 356 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97217 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 376 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 119 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 103 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 90 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 61 | 6.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97217 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 148 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 91 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 64 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 54 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 49 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 33 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 20 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 131 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 318 | 50.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 113 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 48 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 30 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 21 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 18 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 55 | 8.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97217 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 385% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,244,650 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97217.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 941 |
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 — 944 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.