ZIP 49102 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 101 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berrien County, MI.
101 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49102 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 12 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 5.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49102 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 17.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 62.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49102 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $198,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49102.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niles | 3 | |
| 2 | Berrien Springs | 2 | |
| 3 | Eau Claire | 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 — 101 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.