ZIP 49055 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 256 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Van Buren County, MI.
256 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49055 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 81 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 37 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 20 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 17 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 5.1% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49055 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 65.2% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Awning | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 4.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 60.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Incendiary device | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49055 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 48500000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49055.
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 — 256 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.