ZIP 49031 recorded 94 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 444 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cass County, MI.
444 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 84 | |
| 2025 | 94 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49031 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 137 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 84 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 29 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 23 | 5.2% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49031 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 64.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49031 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 197% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $155,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49031.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassopolis | 396 | |
| 2 | Dowagiac | 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 — 444 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.