ZIP 97801 recorded 252 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 994 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Umatilla County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
994 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 141 | |
| 2022 | 189 | |
| 2023 | 196 | |
| 2024 | 216 | |
| 2025 | 252 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 145 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 111 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 83 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 62 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 61 | 6.1% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 92 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 27 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 20 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 23.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 30 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 29 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 28 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 14 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 84 | 25.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $167,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97801.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pendleton | 944 | |
| 2 | Mission | 25 | |
| 3 | Pilot Rock | 8 | |
| 4 | Umatilla | 1 |
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 — 994 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.