ZIP 48850 recorded 54 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 265 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montcalm County, MI.
265 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 54 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48850 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 77 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 41 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 24 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 21 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 17 | 6.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48850 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 67.7% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48850 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 117% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48850.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeview | 255 | |
| 2 | Howard City | 3 | |
| 3 | Morley | 3 | |
| 4 | Stanton | 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 — 265 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.