ZIP 49316 recorded 155 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 791 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegan County, MI.
791 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 187 | |
| 2022 | 143 | |
| 2023 | 147 | |
| 2024 | 159 | |
| 2025 | 155 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49316 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 160 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 135 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 59 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 53 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 6.3% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49316 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 15 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 23.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 21.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49316 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 232% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $520,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $170,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49316.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caledonia | 706 | |
| 2 | Grand Rapids | 2 | |
| 3 | Byron Center | 1 | |
| 4 | Wayland | 1 |
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 — 791 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.