ZIP 49120 recorded 418 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,778 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berrien County, MI.
1,778 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 310 | |
| 2022 | 389 | |
| 2023 | 301 | |
| 2024 | 360 | |
| 2025 | 418 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49120 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 327 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 279 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 170 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 112 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 95 | 5.3% |
For the 68 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49120 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 42 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 38 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 109 | 29.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 187 | 51.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 21 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 18 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Match | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 61 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49120 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 113% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $298,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49120.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niles | 1,747 | |
| 2 | Dowagiac | 1 | |
| 3 | Edwardsburg | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | MI | 0.50 | FIPS 26027 |
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 — 1,778 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.