ZIP 49085 recorded 143 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 762 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berrien County, MI.
762 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 149 | |
| 2022 | 167 | |
| 2023 | 156 | |
| 2024 | 147 | |
| 2025 | 143 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49085 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 118 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 117 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 115 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 60 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 36 | 4.7% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49085 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 50 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 36.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 23.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49085 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 232% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $204,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $186,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $136,200 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49085.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton Harbor | 6 | |
| 2 | Berrien Springs | 2 | |
| 3 | Baroda | 1 | |
| 4 | Stevensville | 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 — 762 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.