ZIP 49668 recorded 60 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 262 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wexford County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
262 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 60 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49668 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 63 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 62 | 23.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 23 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 12 | 4.6% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49668 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 24.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 66.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49668 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 263% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49668.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckley | 2 |
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 — 262 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.