ZIP 49262 recorded 33 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 139 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hillsdale County, MI.
139 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 33 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49262 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 41 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 38 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 4.3% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49262 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 47.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49262 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 9250% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $6,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49262.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Adams | 122 | |
| 2 | Litchfield | 4 | |
| 3 | Addison | 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 — 139 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.