ZIP 49004 recorded 277 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,143 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kalamazoo County, MI.
1,143 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 180 | |
| 2022 | 198 | |
| 2023 | 268 | |
| 2024 | 220 | |
| 2025 | 277 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49004 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 290 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 167 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 154 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 66 | 5.8% |
For the 52 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49004 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49004 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 276% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $43,827 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49004.
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 — 1,143 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.