ZIP 49040 recorded 41 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 273 across 2021–2025. Primary county: St. Joseph County, MI.
273 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 72 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 112 | 41.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 35 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 15 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 15 | 5.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 15.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 56.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49040 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Grass fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49040.
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 — 273 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.