ZIP 49112 recorded 165 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 583 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cass County, MI.
583 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 106 | |
| 2022 | 103 | |
| 2023 | 98 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 165 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49112 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 163 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 116 | 19.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 51 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 23 | 3.9% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49112 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 28 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 28 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 44.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 19.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49112 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 260% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $475,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49112.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwardsburg | 492 | |
| 2 | Niles | 23 |
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 — 583 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.