ZIP 97544 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 218 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Josephine County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
218 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 55 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97544 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 32 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 28 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 27 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 16 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 6.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97544 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 21 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 28.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Match | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 31.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97544 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97544.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 195 |
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 — 218 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.