ZIP 49738 recorded 114 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 629 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Crawford County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
629 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 165 | |
| 2022 | 138 | |
| 2023 | 137 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 114 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49738 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 156 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 94 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 55 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 46 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 4.5% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49738 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 19 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 16 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 31.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 29.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49738 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 335% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $345,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49738.
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 — 629 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.