ZIP 49053 recorded 102 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 411 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kalamazoo County, MI.
411 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 86 | |
| 2025 | 102 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49053 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 71 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 49 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 28 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 26 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 26 | 6.3% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49053 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 18 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 53.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49053 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 155% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $294,268 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $198,424 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49053.
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 — 411 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.