ZIP 48879 recorded 131 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 725 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Clinton County, MI.
725 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 | |
| 2022 | 151 | |
| 2023 | 165 | |
| 2024 | 152 | |
| 2025 | 131 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48879 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 299 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 122 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 39 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 27 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 24 | 3.3% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48879 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 33.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48879 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 122% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $390,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48879.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fowler | 1 | |
| 2 | Laingsburg | 1 | |
| 3 | Ovid | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gratiot County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26057 |
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 — 725 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.