ZIP 97344 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 125 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
125 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97344 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 32 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 19 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 11 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 10 | 8.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97344 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 32 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Match | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97344 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $800 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97344.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falls City | 122 |
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 — 125 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.