ZIP 48642 recorded 360 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,387 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Midland County, MI.
2,387 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 617 | |
| 2022 | 473 | |
| 2023 | 442 | |
| 2024 | 495 | |
| 2025 | 360 |
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48642 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 611 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 290 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 181 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 166 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 145 | 6.1% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48642 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 55 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 29 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 131 | 41.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 97 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 42 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 41 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 30 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 11 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 53 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48642 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 238% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,700,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $384,242 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $197,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $179,200 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $140,500 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48642.
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 — 2,387 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.