ZIP 49242 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 683 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hillsdale County, MI.
683 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 147 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 202 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49242 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 243 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 104 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 46 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 30 | 4.4% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49242 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49242 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6850% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49242.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillsdale | 608 | |
| 2 | Reading | 6 | |
| 3 | North Adams | 2 |
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 — 683 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.