ZIP 99603 recorded 73 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 409 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
409 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99603 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 71 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 44 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 24 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 4.9% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99603 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 50 | 43.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 19.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99603 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 411% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $202,700 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99603.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homer | 365 | |
| 2 | Fritz Creek | 16 | |
| 3 | Fox River | 6 |
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 — 409 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.