ZIP 99508 recorded 440 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,927 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anchorage Municipality, AK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,927 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 258 | |
| 2022 | 346 | |
| 2023 | 448 | |
| 2024 | 435 | |
| 2025 | 440 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99508 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 342 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 294 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 174 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 128 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 109 | 5.7% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99508 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 25 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 24 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 19 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 194 | 42.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 238 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 21 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 18 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 75 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99508 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 164% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,626,930 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $741,371 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $566,576 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $560,717 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $441,386 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $435,135 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $428,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99508.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 1,926 |
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 — 1,927 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.