ZIP 49043 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 137 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Van Buren County, MI.
137 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49043 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 43 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 15 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 5.8% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49043 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 8 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49043 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 163% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49043.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangor | 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 — 137 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.