Where we line up fire and water damage crews

Portland

Oldest housing in the metro, a long wet season and Johnson Creek in outer Southeast.

Downtown and the Pearl, Northwest and the West Hills, North Portland and St. Johns, Northeast and Alberta, Southeast and Sellwood, Foster-Powell and Lents, Southwest and Multnomah Village, Outer East Portland

Salem and Keizer

Wetter than Portland, more hard freezes, and next door to the Santiam Canyon fires.

Downtown Salem, South Salem, West Salem, Northeast Salem, Keizer, Turner, Independence and Monmouth, Silverton and Stayton

Beaverton, Hillsboro and Washington County

The newest homes in the metro, so more leaks start inside: hoses, water heaters, upstairs baths.

Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, Forest Grove, Cornelius, Aloha and Bethany

Gresham and East County

Johnson Creek flooding, and part of the January 2024 ice storm declaration.

Gresham, Troutdale, Fairview, Wood Village, Corbett, Powellhurst-Gilbert, Pleasant Valley, Rockwood

Clackamas County

In both recent ice storm declarations, plus Riverside Fire smoke.

Oregon City, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Milwaukie, Wilsonville, Happy Valley, Clackamas, Canby

Why local details matter

Restoration in Salem in a February freeze isn't the same job as a Hillsboro washing machine leak in July. Each area page covers the weather, housing and flood history that shape the work, with sources from NOAA, the U.S. Census and local agencies (NOAA, U.S. Census ACS).