ZIP 49643 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 379 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benzie County, MI.
379 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49643 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 89 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 67 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 41 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 21 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 21 | 5.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49643 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 48.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49643 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 359% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $460,950 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $433,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $101,436 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49643.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interlochen | 370 | |
| 2 | Grant | 1 | |
| 3 | Manistee | 1 | |
| 4 | Traverse City | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Traverse County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26055 |
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 — 379 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.