ZIP 97504 recorded 292 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,769 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,769 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 411 | |
| 2022 | 484 | |
| 2023 | 329 | |
| 2024 | 253 | |
| 2025 | 292 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97504 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 592 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 158 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 124 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 102 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 79 | 4.5% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97504 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 88 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 48 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 35 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 86 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 192 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 41 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97504 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 746% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $456,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $278,860 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97504.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medford | 1,738 | |
| 2 | Central Point | 22 | |
| 3 | Talent | 7 | |
| 4 | Phoenix | 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 — 1,769 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.