ZIP 97538 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 172 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Josephine County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
172 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97538 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 60 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 17 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 16 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 7.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97538 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 11.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 54.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97538 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3007% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $24,410 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $7,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97538.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selma | 172 |
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 — 172 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.