ZIP 49749 recorded 234 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 533 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cheboygan County, MI.
533 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 234 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49749 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 282 | 52.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 46 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 20 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 3.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49749 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Incinerator area | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 26.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 45.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49749 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6216% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $4,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49749.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian River | 529 |
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 — 533 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.