ZIP 97827 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 90 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
90 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97827 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 32 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 15 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 4.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97827 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 4.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97827.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elgin | 90 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallowa County | OR | 1.00 | FIPS 41063 |
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 — 90 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.