ZIP 48883 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 345 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Isabella County, MI.
345 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 62 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48883 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 119 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 88 | 25.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 31 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 23 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 4.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48883 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 18 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 13.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 16.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 55.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Match | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 4.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48883 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 256% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48883.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shepherd | 216 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26111 |
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 — 345 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.