ZIP 49068 recorded 234 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,217 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calhoun County, MI.
1,217 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 344 | |
| 2022 | 218 | |
| 2023 | 235 | |
| 2024 | 186 | |
| 2025 | 234 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49068 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 294 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 172 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 123 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 112 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 4.9% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49068 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 122 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 43 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 29 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 18.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 149 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 78 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 17 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 17 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 10.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49068 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 122% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49068.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 896 | |
| 2 | Battle Creek | 2 | |
| 3 | Albion | 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 — 1,217 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.