ZIP 49315 recorded 153 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 790 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
790 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 181 | |
| 2022 | 153 | |
| 2023 | 159 | |
| 2024 | 144 | |
| 2025 | 153 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49315 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 125 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 90 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 87 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 70 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 5.1% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49315 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 57 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 20 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 17 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 13 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 15 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49315 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1196% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,857,836 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,125,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $484,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49315.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron Center | 753 | |
| 2 | Wyoming | 5 | |
| 3 | Crystal | 1 | |
| 4 | Dorr | 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 — 790 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.