ZIP 49103 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 333 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berrien County, MI.
333 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 54 | |
| 2024 | 65 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49103 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 87 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 59 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 21 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 5.1% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49103 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49103 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 457% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49103.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berrien Springs | 291 | |
| 2 | Bangor | 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 — 333 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.