ZIP 49037 recorded 83 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 835 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calhoun County, MI.
835 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 233 | |
| 2022 | 188 | |
| 2023 | 248 | |
| 2024 | 83 | |
| 2025 | 83 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49037 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 256 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 148 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 81 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 38 | 4.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49037 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 36.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 19.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49037 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 335% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49037.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Creek | 478 | |
| 2 | Springfield | 259 |
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 — 835 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.