ZIP 48444 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 387 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lapeer County, MI.
387 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48444 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 63 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 61 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 52 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 23 | 5.9% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48444 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 24.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 49.3% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48444 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2643% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $22,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48444.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imlay City | 376 | |
| 2 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 2 | |
| 3 | Brown City | 1 | |
| 4 | Lapeer | 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 — 387 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.