ZIP 49837 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 149 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Delta County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
149 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49837 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 30 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 28 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 18 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 9 | 6.0% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49837 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49837 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 250% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $76,000 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49837.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladstone | 145 |
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 — 149 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.