ZIP 48738 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 17 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alcona County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
17 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48738 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 6 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 5 | 29.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 1 | 5.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48738 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 1 | 100.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 1 | 100.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48738 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 103% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 17 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.