ZIP 49233 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 148 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hillsdale County, MI.
148 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 26 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49233 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 37 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 29 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 28 | 18.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 8 | 5.4% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49233 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 73.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49233 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 205% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,500 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $300 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49233.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cement City | 144 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenawee County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26091 |
| Jackson County | MI | 0.50 | 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 — 148 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.