ZIP 49028 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 339 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Branch County, MI.
339 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 73 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49028 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 72 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 47 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 36 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 31 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 26 | 7.7% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49028 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 19 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 25 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49028 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1412% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $880,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $490,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $240,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49028.
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 — 339 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.