Portland Fire Fireworks Season Responses – 2026 - 07/09/26
Portland Fire Fireworks Season Responses – 2026
The fireworks season is a 2-week period the runs from June 23 through July 6. Portland Fire & Rescue captures the data from the season evaluates the numbers of incidents throughout the season as well as on July 4, the day of the most celebratory actions taken in the area. PF&R responded to a similar number of fireworks caused fires throughout the fireworks season in 2026 when compared to the past few years but saw a bit of an increase in fires caused by fireworks on July 4th itself.
Table 1. Fireworks data per year with the total number of fires/injuries during the fireworks season and July 4th along with those caused by fireworks captured in parentheses. The fireworks “season” information shaded in table below. (2022 was the year a fireworks ban was put in place by the Portland City Council.)
|
Year |
Fireworks “Season” Fires |
Structure Fires |
Vehicle Fires |
Injuries due to fireworks |
July 4th Fires |
7/4 Structure Fires |
Vehicle Fires |
Injuries due to fireworks |
|
2026 |
357 (30) |
30 (2) |
16 (3) |
0 |
46 (17) |
4 (1) |
3 (2) |
0 |
|
2025 |
263 (27) |
63 (2) |
19 (0) |
0 |
29 (9) |
9 (0) |
1 (0) |
0 |
|
2024 |
186 (29) |
41 (0) |
15 (0) |
0 |
38 (14) |
5 (0) |
2 (0) |
0 |
|
2023 |
336 (46) |
58 (4) |
22 (2) |
0 |
67 (30) |
10 (2) |
4 (1) |
0 |
|
2022* |
224 (10) |
48 (2) |
23 (3) |
0 |
20 (3) |
8 (2) |
0 (0) |
0 |
|
2021 |
307 (15) |
59 (1) |
36 (0) |
4 (3 fatalities) |
31 (3) |
6 (1) |
2 (0) |
4 (3 fatalities) |
|
2020 |
223 (44) |
39 (4) |
22 (2) |
1 |
36 (18) |
5 (1) |
5 (1) |
0 |
Portland Fire responded to 2 different fires on the roofs of high-rise buildings with fireworks actively igniting the green roof or vegetation cover on the roof. Both were extinguished quickly and did not extend into the structure. Along with the high-rise fireworks related fires, there were numerous miscellaneous fires associated with fireworks usage along with a few vehicles as well.
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