ZIP 49938 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 128 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gogebic County, MI.
128 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49938 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 26 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 21 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 7 | 5.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49938 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 34.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49938 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1677% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49938.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ironwood | 128 |
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 — 128 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.