ZIP 99694 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 246 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
246 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
May peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99694 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 64 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 45 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 25 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 11 | 4.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99694 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99694 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 990% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99694.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 244 | |
| 2 | Meadow Lakes | 1 | |
| 3 | Wasilla | 1 |
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 — 246 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.