ZIP 49504 recorded 410 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,090 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,090 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 416 | |
| 2022 | 409 | |
| 2023 | 364 | |
| 2024 | 491 | |
| 2025 | 410 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49504 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 553 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 300 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 202 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 191 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 119 | 5.7% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49504 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 62 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 23 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 22 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 18 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 110 | 36.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 36 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 32 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 28 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 19.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49504 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 338% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,298,514 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $482,715 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $320,904 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $301,675 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $254,187 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $241,718 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $231,764 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49504.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids | 2,062 | |
| 2 | Walker | 27 |
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 — 2,090 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.