ZIP 49251 recorded 64 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 343 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ingham County, MI.
343 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 115 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 64 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49251 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 89 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 78 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 5.2% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49251 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 17 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49251 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 446% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49251.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie | 295 | |
| 2 | Mason | 2 | |
| 3 | Michigan Center | 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 — 343 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.