ZIP 97501 recorded 456 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,338 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
2,338 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 505 | |
| 2022 | 567 | |
| 2023 | 396 | |
| 2024 | 414 | |
| 2025 | 456 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 772 | 33.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 332 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 124 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 114 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 112 | 4.8% |
For the 67 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 108 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 85 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 45 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 42 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 31 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 16 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 164 | 31.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 288 | 55.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 39 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 23 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 17 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 17 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 77 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97501 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 226% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medford | 2,314 | |
| 2 | Central Point | 11 | |
| 3 | Phoenix | 5 | |
| 4 | Jacksonville | 2 |
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 — 2,338 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.