ZIP 49644 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 150 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
150 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49644 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 50 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 31 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 7 | 4.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49644 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 10 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Incinerator area | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49644 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 360% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,200 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $17,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49644.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baldwin | 1 |
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 — 150 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.