ZIP 48809 recorded 168 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 720 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ionia County, MI.
720 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 145 | |
| 2022 | 109 | |
| 2023 | 152 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 168 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 48809 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 250 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 51 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 46 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 45 | 6.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 48809 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 10 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 29.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Match | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 48809 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 704% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $81,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 48809.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belding | 616 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26081 |
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 — 720 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.