ZIP 49916 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 98 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Houghton County, MI.
98 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49916 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 24 | 24.5% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 5.1% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49916 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Match | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Munitions | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49916 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 212% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $393,008 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49916.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chassell | 85 |
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 — 98 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.