ZIP 99502 recorded 126 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 682 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anchorage Municipality, AK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
682 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 183 | |
| 2022 | 136 | |
| 2023 | 114 | |
| 2024 | 123 | |
| 2025 | 126 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99502 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 145 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 68 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 50 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 39 | 5.7% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99502 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 44.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 18.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99502 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 151% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $560,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Aircraft fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $478,067 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $215,125 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99502.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 678 |
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 — 682 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.