ZIP 97836 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 142 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Morrow County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
142 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97836 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 34 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 20 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 13 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 8 | 5.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97836 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 49.3% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 20.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 12 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 26.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97836 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 165% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Grass fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $91,600 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97836.
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 — 142 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.