ZIP 49224 recorded 186 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 926 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calhoun County, MI.
926 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 222 | |
| 2022 | 167 | |
| 2023 | 185 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 186 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49224 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 183 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 175 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 72 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 53 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 52 | 5.6% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49224 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 33.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 45.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 48 | 21.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49224 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 360% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $420,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $360,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $331,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49224.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26075 |
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 — 926 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.