ZIP 49338 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 128 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mecosta County, MI.
128 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49338 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 29 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 17 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 14 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Accident, potential accident, other | 11 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 10 | 7.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49338 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 3.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 77.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49338 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 103% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49338.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Rapids | 2 | |
| 2 | Monroe | 1 | |
| 3 | Wayland | 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 — 128 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.