ZIP 48450 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 118 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sanilac County, MI.
118 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48450 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 58 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 4.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48450 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48450 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 358000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48450.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington | 114 |
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 — 118 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.