ZIP 49113 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 121 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berrien County, MI.
121 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49113 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 38 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 23 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 5.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49113 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49113 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5005% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $9,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $6,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49113.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buchanan | 3 |
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 — 121 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.