ZIP 49001 recorded 238 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,266 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kalamazoo County, MI.
1,266 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 225 | |
| 2022 | 244 | |
| 2023 | 289 | |
| 2024 | 270 | |
| 2025 | 238 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49001 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 244 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 137 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 130 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 124 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 116 | 9.2% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49001 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 31 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 16 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 87 | 39.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 16 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49001 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $115,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $99,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $56,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $53,700 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49001.
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 — 1,266 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.