ZIP 49013 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 381 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Van Buren County, MI.
381 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 68 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49013 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 103 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 88 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 22 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 3.9% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49013 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 29.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49013 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 193% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49013.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangor | 370 | |
| 2 | Berrien Springs | 1 |
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 — 381 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.