ZIP 49047 recorded 235 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,227 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cass County, MI.
1,227 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 243 | |
| 2022 | 296 | |
| 2023 | 224 | |
| 2024 | 229 | |
| 2025 | 235 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49047 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 322 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 225 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 187 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 109 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 38 | 3.1% |
For the 33 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49047 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 33 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 66 | 30.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 19.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49047 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 259% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $258,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $197,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49047.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dowagiac | 1,186 | |
| 2 | Marcellus | 3 | |
| 3 | Livingston | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26159 |
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 — 1,227 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.