ZIP 48763 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 207 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Arenac County, MI.
207 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 59 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48763 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 89 | 43.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 50 | 24.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 5 | 2.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48763 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48763 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 13602% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $335,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $46,200 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48763.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tawas City | 187 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iosco County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26069 |
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 — 207 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.