ZIP 99705 recorded 187 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,066 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,066 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 253 | |
| 2022 | 233 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 213 | |
| 2025 | 187 |
May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99705 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 235 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 112 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 98 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 93 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 67 | 6.3% |
For the 50 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99705 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 63 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 28 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 122 | 33.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 48 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 25 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 23 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 17 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 57 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99705 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 161% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $748,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $460,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $445,539 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $236,334 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99705.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Pole | 1,016 | |
| 2 | Fairbanks | 49 |
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 — 1,066 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.