ZIP 49638 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 71 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wexford County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
71 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49638 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 32 | 45.1% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 9 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 5 | 7.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49638 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49638 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 117% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $40,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 71 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.