ZIP 49087 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 279 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kalamazoo County, MI.
279 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49087 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 48 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 48 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 17 | 6.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49087 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49087 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 238% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $144,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49087.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schoolcraft | 272 | |
| 2 | Middlebury | 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 — 279 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.