ZIP 49048 recorded 432 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,233 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kalamazoo County, MI.
2,233 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 452 | |
| 2022 | 388 | |
| 2023 | 562 | |
| 2024 | 399 | |
| 2025 | 432 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49048 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 463 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 389 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 267 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 168 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 124 | 5.6% |
For the 56 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49048 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 66 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 42 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 17 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 109 | 34.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 150 | 47.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 31 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 26 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49048 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 204% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $92,448 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $55,200 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $52,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49048.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalamazoo | 2,211 | |
| 2 | Fennville | 6 | |
| 3 | Comstock Northwest | 1 | |
| 4 | Watervliet | 1 | |
| 5 | Wayland | 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 — 2,233 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.