ZIP 49868 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 142 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luce County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
142 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 46 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49868 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 33 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 22 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 17 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 3.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49868 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 58.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Shipping/receiving area; loading area, dock or bay | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 76.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49868 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 183% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49868.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newberry | 139 |
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 — 142 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.