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Damage Report · Portland Metro, Oregon · September 2026

Portland Fire & Water Damage Report: September 2026

Portland Metro recorded 567 damage incidents in September 2026 across Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Yamhill counties. The month averaged 19 incidents per day, peaked at 31 on September 25, and included 222 medium or high damage estimates.

At a glance

  • 567Damage incidents tracked in September 2026
  • ~19/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 343Structure fires
  • 39%Incidents with medium or high damage estimates

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 343343Residential firesResidential fires: 132132Commercial firesCommercial fires: 8888Flood & water damageFlood & water damage: 44
Verified incidents by type, Portland Metro, September 2026.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 345 incidents (61%)61%Medium damage: 155 incidents (27%)27%High damage: 67 incidents (12%)12%
Low · 345 incidentsMedium · 155 incidentsHigh · 67 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Portland Metro, September 2026.

Busiest cities

PortlandPortland: 360360GreshamGresham: 3333BeavertonBeaverton: 2828McminnvilleMcminnville: 2020HillsboroHillsboro: 1818TigardTigard: 1414
Incidents by city, top 6, September 2026.

Peak day: September 25 (31 incidents). Counties covered: Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill.

What stood out

  • On September 25 a single-day spike produced 31 incidents across Portland Metro, 1.6 times the daily average of 19 and the month s busiest day.
  • Portland accounted for 360 incidents, representing the largest share of work across Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Yamhill counties in September 2026.
  • Combined Gresham, Beaverton, and Mcminnville recorded 81 incidents, while Portland Metro totaled 567 incidents and 222 medium or high damage estimates for the month.

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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Portland Metro throughout September 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.

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