ZIP 48611 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 280 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bay County, MI.
280 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 87 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48611 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 65 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 29 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 16 | 5.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48611 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 12 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 28.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 19.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48611 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3663% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $177,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $177,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48611.
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.