ZIP 97338 recorded 194 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 698 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
698 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 173 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 89 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 194 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97338 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 97 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 93 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 72 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 55 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 38 | 5.4% |
For the 33 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97338 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 30.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97338 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 179% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $367,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $342,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $105,220 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $102,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97338.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas | 617 | |
| 2 | Sheridan | 4 | |
| 3 | Falls City | 1 | |
| 4 | Monmouth | 1 |
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.