ZIP 99762 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 130 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nome Census Area, AK. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
130 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 99762 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 26 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 24 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 7 | 5.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 99762 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 99762 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 919% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $768,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 99762.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nome | 129 |
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 — 130 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.