ZIP 48730 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 250 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Iosco County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
250 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Jun peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48730 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 75 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 59 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 9 | 3.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48730 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 37.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 17.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48730 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 138% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $89,590 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48730.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Tawas | 235 | |
| 2 | Tawas City | 2 | |
| 3 | Oscoda | 1 |
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 — 250 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.