ZIP 49424 recorded 245 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,125 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ottawa County, MI.
1,125 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 214 | |
| 2022 | 191 | |
| 2023 | 229 | |
| 2024 | 246 | |
| 2025 | 245 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49424 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 167 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 135 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 108 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 89 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 69 | 6.1% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49424 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 40.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 18 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 17.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 123 | 57.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49424 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 145% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $440,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $325,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $204,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49424.
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 — 1,125 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.