ZIP 48838 recorded 147 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,010 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montcalm County, MI.
1,010 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 181 | |
| 2022 | 197 | |
| 2023 | 248 | |
| 2024 | 237 | |
| 2025 | 147 |
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48838 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 233 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 186 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 101 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 59 | 5.8% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48838 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 36.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 23.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48838 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 390% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $280,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $215,289 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48838.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville | 920 | |
| 2 | Belding | 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 — 1,010 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.