ZIP 49307 recorded 255 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,169 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecosta County, MI.
1,169 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 223 | |
| 2022 | 238 | |
| 2023 | 234 | |
| 2024 | 219 | |
| 2025 | 255 |
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49307 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 234 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 175 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 152 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 64 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 4.9% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49307 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 46 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 45 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 82 | 29.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 157 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49307 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 152% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $88,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Grass fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $28,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49307.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Rapids | 1,118 | |
| 2 | Newaygo | 2 | |
| 3 | Evart | 1 | |
| 4 | Morley | 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 — 1,169 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.