ZIP 99517 recorded 182 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 689 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anchorage Municipality, AK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
689 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 169 | |
| 2023 | 112 | |
| 2024 | 141 | |
| 2025 | 182 |
May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99517 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 180 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 91 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 60 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 44 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 41 | 6.0% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99517 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 41.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99517 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 755% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,399,476 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $614,443 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $478,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $299,844 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $287,293 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $236,400 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99517.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 684 |
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 — 689 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.