ZIP 49683 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 132 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Benzie County, MI.
132 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49683 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 27 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 27 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 5.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49683 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 56.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Match | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 3.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49683 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1906% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $678,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $75,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | 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 — 132 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.