ZIP 49038 recorded 59 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 355 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berrien County, MI.
355 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | |
| 2022 | 97 | |
| 2023 | 91 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 59 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 84 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 64 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 24 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 19 | 5.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 23 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated heat from another fire | 9 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Match | 6 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 19.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49038 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 840% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,700,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $251,084 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coloma | 137 | |
| 2 | Benton Harbor | 4 |
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 — 355 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.