ZIP 49329 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 118 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montcalm County, MI.
118 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49329 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 30 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 24 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 6 | 5.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49329 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49329 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 223% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49329.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard City | 111 |
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 — 118 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.