ZIP 48657 recorded 165 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 742 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Midland County, MI.
742 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 171 | |
| 2022 | 116 | |
| 2023 | 90 | |
| 2024 | 200 | |
| 2025 | 165 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48657 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 232 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 124 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 47 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 41 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 38 | 5.1% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48657 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 11.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 49 | 38.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 17.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48657 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 164% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $410,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $245,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $129,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $83,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $76,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48657.
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 — 742 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.