ZIP 49071 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 269 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Van Buren County, MI.
269 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 49 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49071 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 96 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 38 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 36 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 5.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49071 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 16 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49071 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1187% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $346,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49071.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattawan | 266 | |
| 2 | Battle Creek | 2 | |
| 3 | Schoolcraft | 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 — 269 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.