ZIP 49022 recorded 527 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,623 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berrien County, MI.
2,623 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 455 | |
| 2022 | 515 | |
| 2023 | 558 | |
| 2024 | 568 | |
| 2025 | 527 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49022 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 513 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 308 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 268 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 180 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 135 | 5.1% |
For the 112 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49022 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 120 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 72 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 70 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 68 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 66 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 36 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 33 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 29 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 224 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 411 | 57.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 54 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 39 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 22 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 21 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 18 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 107 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49022 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 197% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49022.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton Harbor | 2,518 | |
| 2 | Coloma | 2 | |
| 3 | Stevensville | 2 | |
| 4 | Benton Heights | 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 — 2,623 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.