ZIP 97918 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 200 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Malheur County, OR. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
200 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 59 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 97918 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 34 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 29 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 11 | 5.5% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 97918 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 56 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 13.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Match | 18 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 14 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 97918 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 328% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $32,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 97918.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vale | 187 |
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 — 200 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.