ZIP 49036 recorded 263 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,145 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Branch County, MI.
1,145 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 237 | |
| 2022 | 176 | |
| 2023 | 242 | |
| 2024 | 227 | |
| 2025 | 263 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49036 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 252 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 110 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 91 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 76 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 59 | 5.2% |
For the 56 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49036 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 73 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 66 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 54 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 34 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 23 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 20 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 20 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 138 | 31.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 189 | 43.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 56 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 50 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 17 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 77 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49036 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 109% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49036.
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 — 1,145 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.