ZIP 49090 recorded 209 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 992 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Van Buren County, MI.
992 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 271 | |
| 2022 | 160 | |
| 2023 | 131 | |
| 2024 | 221 | |
| 2025 | 209 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49090 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 195 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 174 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 113 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 60 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 50 | 5.0% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49090 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 42 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 14 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 12 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 66 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 101 | 43.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 20.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49090 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 299% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $340,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $210,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49090.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Haven | 954 | |
| 2 | Bangor | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegan County | MI | 0.50 | FIPS 26005 |
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 — 992 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.