ZIP 97239 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 124 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Multnomah County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
124 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97239 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 42 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 18 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 14 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 5 | 4.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97239 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 24 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 26.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 33.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 22 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 17.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 6.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97239 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 585% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $110,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $27,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97239.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 123 |
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 — 124 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.