ZIP 49203 recorded 373 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,960 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, MI.
1,960 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 367 | |
| 2022 | 465 | |
| 2023 | 496 | |
| 2024 | 259 | |
| 2025 | 373 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 480 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 385 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 189 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 189 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 97 | 4.9% |
For the 70 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 71 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 55 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 18 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 124 | 27.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 290 | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 13 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 582% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson | 1,941 | |
| 2 | Michigan Center | 3 | |
| 3 | Detroit | 1 | |
| 4 | Vandercook Lake | 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 — 1,960 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.