ZIP 49252 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 90 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hillsdale County, MI.
90 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49252 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 20 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Accident, potential accident, other | 5 | 5.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49252 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49252 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 519% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $218,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $91,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $91,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,396 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49252.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield | 86 | |
| 2 | Grand Rapids | 1 | |
| 3 | Hillsdale | 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 — 90 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.