ZIP 97531 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 83 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Josephine County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
83 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97531 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 35 | 42.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 8 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 7 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 6 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 6 | 7.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97531 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 12.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97531 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1800% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2021 | 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 — 83 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.