ZIP 97351 recorded 73 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 343 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
343 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97351 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 66 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 61 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 35 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 33 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 4.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97351 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 33.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97351 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 217% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97351.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence | 287 | |
| 2 | 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 — 343 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.