ZIP 48856 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 59 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gratiot County, MI.
59 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48856 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 3 | 5.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48856 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48856 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2088% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48856.
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 — 59 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.