ZIP 48461 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 280 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lapeer County, MI.
280 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48461 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 70 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 46 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 26 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 5.4% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48461 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 58.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 12.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 81.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48461 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 537% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $82,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48461.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Branch | 243 | |
| 2 | Deerfield | 5 | |
| 3 | Attica | 1 | |
| 4 | Columbiaville | 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 — 280 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.