ZIP 49885 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 86 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alger County, MI.
86 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49885 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 47 | 54.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 3 | 3.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49885 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49885 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 176667% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $11,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49885.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwinn | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26103 |
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 — 86 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.