ZIP 97236 recorded 197 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 698 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Multnomah County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
698 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 122 | |
| 2023 | 151 | |
| 2024 | 225 | |
| 2025 | 197 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97236 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 133 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 108 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 62 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 59 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 6.3% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97236 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 59 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 33 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 21 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 20 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 19 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 80 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 39 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 32 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 18 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97236 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 213% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $385,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $305,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97236.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 626 | |
| 2 | Gresham | 27 | |
| 3 | Happy Valley | 4 |
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 — 698 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.