ZIP 49640 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 139 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benzie County, MI.
139 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49640 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 55 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 19 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 18 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 6 | 4.3% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49640 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 58.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49640 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | 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 — 139 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.