ZIP 49769 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 129 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Emmet County, MI.
129 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49769 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 56 | 43.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 17 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 5 | 3.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49769 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 7 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 17.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Match | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 20.5% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49769.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pellston | 111 |
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 — 129 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.