ZIP 97540 recorded 82 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 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97540 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 74 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 52 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 31 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 31 | 9.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97540 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 12 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 23.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97540 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97540.
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.