ZIP 99518 recorded 118 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 498 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anchorage Municipality, AK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
498 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 92 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 118 |
May peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99518 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 101 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 82 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 38 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 32 | 6.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99518 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 42.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 16.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99518 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 128% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,228,045 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $733,379 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $132,088 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99518.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 498 |
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 — 498 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.