ZIP 48640 recorded 457 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,541 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Midland County, MI.
1,541 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 305 | |
| 2022 | 220 | |
| 2023 | 169 | |
| 2024 | 390 | |
| 2025 | 457 |
Dec peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48640 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 477 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 224 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 115 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 108 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 89 | 5.8% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48640 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 15 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 29.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Match | 17 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 14 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48640 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 861% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $182,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $112,350 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $94,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48640.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay County | MI | 0.50 | FIPS 26017 |
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 — 1,541 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.