ZIP 49097 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 480 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kalamazoo County, MI.
480 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49097 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 126 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 85 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 30 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 20 | 4.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49097 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 49.3% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49097 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1047% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49097.
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 — 480 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.