ZIP 49709 recorded 102 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 329 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montmorency County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
329 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 80 | |
| 2025 | 102 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49709 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 84 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 60 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 20 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 4.9% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49709 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 29.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 70.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49709 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 121% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49709.
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 — 329 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.