ZIP 48601 recorded 704 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,214 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Saginaw County, MI.
3,214 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 574 | |
| 2022 | 588 | |
| 2023 | 437 | |
| 2024 | 911 | |
| 2025 | 704 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 576 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 518 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 413 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 241 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 192 | 6.0% |
For the 77 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 180 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 108 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 86 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 82 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 59 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 50 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 44 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 42 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 326 | 33.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 501 | 51.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 143 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 72 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 43 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 29 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 26 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 21 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 19 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 123 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 139% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $265,896 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $248,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $167,751 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $158,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saginaw | 3,167 | |
| 2 | Bridgeport | 7 | |
| 3 | Buena Vista | 4 |
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 — 3,214 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.