ZIP 49321 recorded 141 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 866 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
866 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 156 | |
| 2022 | 136 | |
| 2023 | 251 | |
| 2024 | 182 | |
| 2025 | 141 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49321 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 197 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 195 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 68 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 51 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 49 | 5.7% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49321 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 12 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 36.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 23 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 21.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49321 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 257% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $514,400 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49321.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comstock Park | 815 | |
| 2 | Walker | 2 | |
| 3 | Fayette | 1 | |
| 4 | Grand Rapids | 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 — 866 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.