ZIP 49015 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,215 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calhoun County, MI.
1,215 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 377 | |
| 2022 | 346 | |
| 2023 | 431 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49015 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 311 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 184 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 149 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 67 | 5.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49015 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 46 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 45 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 37 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 115 | 35.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 168 | 52.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 25 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 17 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 50 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49015 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 49700% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $566,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49015.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Creek | 1,158 | |
| 2 | Springfield | 36 | |
| 3 | Climax | 2 |
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 — 1,215 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.