ZIP 49616 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 115 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benzie County, MI.
115 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49616 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 32 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 15 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 5.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49616 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 13.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49616 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $16,973 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49616.
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 — 115 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.