ZIP 99688 recorded 49 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 346 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
346 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 40 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 49 |
May peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99688 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 105 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 30 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 29 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 27 | 7.8% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99688 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 37.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 27 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 17 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 25.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99688 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4632% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $255,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99688.
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 — 346 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.