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Damage Report · Portland Metro, Oregon · October 2026

Portland Fire & Water Damage Report: October 2026

Portland Metro (Portland, Gresham, and Beaverton, and the surrounding Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Yamhill county communities) logged 774 damage incidents in October 2026, roughly 25 a day, with October 23 the busiest day at 39.

At a glance

  • 774Damage incidents tracked in October 2026
  • ~25/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 465Structure fires
  • 32%Incidents with medium or high damage estimates

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 465465Residential firesResidential fires: 216216Commercial firesCommercial fires: 8585Flood & water damageFlood & water damage: 88
Verified incidents by type, Portland Metro, October 2026.

Incidents by property type

Single-family homesSingle-family homes: 262262Other commercialOther commercial: 107107MultifamilyMultifamily: 9191Apartments (5+ units)Apartments (5+ units): 7373IndustrialIndustrial: 3636Mobile homesMobile homes: 2828CondosCondos: 2323RetailRetail: 1717WarehousesWarehouses: 1515AgriculturalAgricultural: 1414OtherOther: 108108
Incidents by property type, Portland Metro, October 2026. Property types come from assessor and building-footprint records, known for 95% of incidents. Multifamily covers 2 to 4 unit buildings plus multifamily buildings whose unit count is not on record; Other includes properties not yet classified.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 527 incidents (68%)68%Medium damage: 166 incidents (21%)21%High damage: 81 incidents (10%)10%
Low · 527 incidentsMedium · 166 incidentsHigh · 81 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Portland Metro, October 2026.

Busiest cities

PortlandPortland: 470470GreshamGresham: 4646BeavertonBeaverton: 4040HillsboroHillsboro: 3030TigardTigard: 2525MilwaukieMilwaukie: 1515
Incidents by city, top 6, October 2026.

Peak day: October 23 (39 incidents). Counties covered: Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill.

What stood out

  • October 23 was the busiest day of the month for Portland Metro: 39 incidents, well above the daily average of 25.
  • Volume was up 37% from September 2026, when Portland Metro logged 567 incidents.
  • Portland led the territory with 470 incidents (61% of the month), followed by Gresham (46) and Beaverton (40).

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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Portland Metro throughout October 2026, aggregated from FirstLeads' real-time incident monitoring network and frozen as a monthly snapshot at publish time. Damage severity is estimated from emergency response signals at the time of the incident.

This report is a snapshot. For what's happening in the Portland Metro right now, see the live Portland Metro damage leads page. Need snapshots older than the archive? Contact us.

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