ZIP 97497 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 85 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Josephine County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
85 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97497 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 28 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 4 | 4.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97497 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Vacant structural area | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 15.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97497 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 85 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.