ZIP 49456 recorded 108 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 610 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ottawa County, MI.
610 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 115 | |
| 2022 | 115 | |
| 2023 | 133 | |
| 2024 | 139 | |
| 2025 | 108 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49456 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 148 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 99 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 63 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 28 | 4.6% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49456 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 46.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 23.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49456 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 7007% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,723,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $277,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $226,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $92,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49456.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norton Shores | 26 | |
| 2 | Spring Lake | 24 | |
| 3 | Grand Haven | 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 — 610 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.