ZIP 48416 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 253 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sanilac County, MI.
253 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48416 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 77 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 57 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 15 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 12 | 4.7% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48416 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 46.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48416 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 118% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48416.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown City | 243 | |
| 2 | Chesaning | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapeer County | MI | 0.50 | FIPS 26087 |
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 — 253 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.