ZIP 49304 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 339 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
339 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 82 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49304 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 118 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 29 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 22 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 21 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 21 | 6.2% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49304 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 2.4% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49304.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baldwin | 333 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 339 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.