ZIP 49024 recorded 201 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,114 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kalamazoo County, MI.
1,114 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 190 | |
| 2022 | 205 | |
| 2023 | 264 | |
| 2024 | 254 | |
| 2025 | 201 |
May peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49024 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 312 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 118 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 100 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 84 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 68 | 6.1% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49024 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 56 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 30.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 41 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 21 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 19.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49024 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 235% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $152,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $142,200 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49024.
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 — 1,114 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.