ZIP 99654 recorded 382 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,941 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,941 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 366 | |
| 2022 | 442 | |
| 2023 | 408 | |
| 2024 | 343 | |
| 2025 | 382 |
May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99654 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 324 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 302 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 263 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 159 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 147 | 7.6% |
For the 59 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99654 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 312 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 87 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 80 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 65 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 52 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 23 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 23 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 22 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 261 | 28.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 529 | 57.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 51 | 5.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 45 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 33 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 31 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 25 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 25 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 162 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99654 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $790,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $790,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $373,100 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $365,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $320,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $317,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99654.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasilla | 1,637 | |
| 2 | Meadow Lakes | 243 | |
| 3 | Palmer | 52 | |
| 4 | Big Lake | 7 |
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 — 1,941 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.