ZIP 49331 recorded 162 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 936 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
936 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 176 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 280 | |
| 2024 | 191 | |
| 2025 | 162 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49331 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 293 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 165 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 67 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 63 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 47 | 5.0% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49331 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 19 | 10.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 8.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Match | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 23.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49331 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 212% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $670,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49331.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lowell | 459 | |
| 2 | Saranac | 3 | |
| 3 | East Grand Rapids | 1 | |
| 4 | Kent City | 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 — 936 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.