ZIP 49017 recorded 307 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,779 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barry County, MI.
1,779 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 336 | |
| 2022 | 434 | |
| 2023 | 425 | |
| 2024 | 277 | |
| 2025 | 307 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49017 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 433 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 374 | 21.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 199 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 197 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 69 | 3.9% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49017 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 42 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 33 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 29 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 104 | 36.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 107 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 26 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 53 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49017 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 110% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $289,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $270,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $108,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49017.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Creek | 1,464 | |
| 2 | Bellevue | 3 | |
| 3 | Augusta | 1 | |
| 4 | Delton | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26025 |
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 — 1,779 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.