PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Fireworks sparked more fires in Portland on the Fourth of July this year than in 2025, despite a citywide ban that went into effect four years ago, officials said on Thursday.
Portland Fire & Rescue said that while numbers were typical before Independence Day, they spiked to 17 on the holiday.
In 2025, Portland saw nine firework-related fires on the Fourth of July. This year’s report still logged fewer firework fires than 2023, which recorded 30 on Independence Day — marking the highest since the ban was implemented in 2022…