ZIP 49021 recorded 60 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 366 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barry County, MI.
366 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 73 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 60 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49021 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 128 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 57 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 27 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 5.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49021 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 14 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 19.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49021 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 352% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49021.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellevue | 324 | |
| 2 | Battle Creek | 6 | |
| 3 | Eastpointe | 1 | |
| 4 | Marshall | 1 | |
| 5 | Olivet | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26045 |
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 — 366 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.