ZIP 49034 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 149 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kalamazoo County, MI.
149 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Feb peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49034 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 47 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 31 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 8 | 5.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49034 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Shipping/receiving area; loading area, dock or bay | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 15.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 65.4% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49034 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 4157% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $172,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49034.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Climax | 125 | |
| 2 | Battle Creek | 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 — 149 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.