ZIP 97838 recorded 331 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,363 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Morrow County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,363 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 189 | |
| 2022 | 162 | |
| 2023 | 356 | |
| 2024 | 325 | |
| 2025 | 331 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97838 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 201 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 152 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 147 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 116 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 85 | 6.2% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97838 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 100 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 70 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 62 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 53 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 17 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 14 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 152 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 173 | 33.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 44 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 25 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 24 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 20 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 20 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 146 | 28.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97838 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 284% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $665,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $258,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97838.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umatilla County | OR | 1.00 | FIPS 41059 |
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 — 1,363 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.