ZIP 49839 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 21 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alger County, MI.
21 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49839 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 6 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 9.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49839 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49839 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 495% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $8,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2021 | 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 — 21 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.