ZIP 48875 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 329 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ionia County, MI.
329 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 92 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48875 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 91 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 49 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 18 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 4.9% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48875 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48875 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 330% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $240,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $201,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48875.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 326 | |
| 2 | Saranac | 1 | |
| 3 | Westphalia | 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 — 329 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.