ZIP 48649 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 76 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Saginaw County, MI.
76 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48649 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 28 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 22 | 28.9% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 3.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48649 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 70.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48649 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 366% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $9,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48649.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesaning | 3 |
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 — 76 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.