ZIP 49601 recorded 194 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 857 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wexford County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
857 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 192 | |
| 2022 | 147 | |
| 2023 | 157 | |
| 2024 | 167 | |
| 2025 | 194 |
Dec peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 257 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 103 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 97 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 38 | 4.4% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 14 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 50.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 147% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $185,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $112,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $110,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49601.
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 — 857 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.