ZIP 49444 recorded 229 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,763 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Muskegon County, MI.
1,763 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 373 | |
| 2022 | 392 | |
| 2023 | 402 | |
| 2024 | 367 | |
| 2025 | 229 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49444 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 419 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 257 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 152 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 107 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 100 | 5.7% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49444 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 57 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 48 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 41 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 19 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 109 | 33.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 168 | 51.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 28 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49444 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 120% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49444.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muskegon Heights | 733 | |
| 2 | Norton Shores | 312 | |
| 3 | Muskegon | 288 | |
| 4 | Roosevelt Park | 13 | |
| 5 | North Muskegon | 6 |
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 — 1,763 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.