ZIP 97850 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 836 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
836 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 142 | |
| 2022 | 175 | |
| 2023 | 154 | |
| 2024 | 173 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97850 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 147 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 109 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 54 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 52 | 6.2% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97850 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 47 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 45 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 96 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 41 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 65 | 21.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97850 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 142% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $204,190 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $124,450 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97850.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Grande | 781 | |
| 2 | Island City | 50 |
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 — 836 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.