ZIP 97537 recorded 75 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 326 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
326 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 71 | |
| 2025 | 75 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97537 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 48 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 47 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 41 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 30 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 7.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97537 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 21 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 23.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 18.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97537 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 482% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97537.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue River | 284 | |
| 2 | Gold Hill | 9 | |
| 3 | Grants Pass | 7 |
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 — 326 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.