ZIP 97479 recorded 111 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 553 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Douglas County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
553 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 121 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 111 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97479 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 149 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 78 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 37 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 24 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 22 | 4.0% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97479 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 43 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 16 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 23.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97479 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 1223% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $45,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97479.
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 — 553 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.