ZIP 99687 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 215 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
215 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 44 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99687 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 87 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 30 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 16 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 4.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99687 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 8.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99687 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 63500% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $77,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99687.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasilla | 196 | |
| 2 | Meadow Lakes | 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 — 215 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.