ZIP 49505 recorded 240 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,295 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,295 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 204 | |
| 2022 | 238 | |
| 2023 | 307 | |
| 2024 | 306 | |
| 2025 | 240 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49505 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 335 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 212 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 123 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 115 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 111 | 8.6% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49505 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 61 | 38.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 25 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 20.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49505 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 155% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $297,653 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $176,432 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $170,132 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $146,291 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $142,714 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $114,536 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,131 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49505.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids | 1,284 |
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 — 1,295 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.