ZIP 48617 recorded 105 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 421 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clare County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
421 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 105 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48617 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 94 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 78 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 28 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 27 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 27 | 6.4% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48617 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 52.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 8.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 116 | 79.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48617 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 67500% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48617.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella County | MI | 0.50 | FIPS 26073 |
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 — 421 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.