ZIP 49506 recorded 206 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,238 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,238 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 288 | |
| 2022 | 236 | |
| 2023 | 215 | |
| 2024 | 293 | |
| 2025 | 206 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49506 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 281 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 258 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 128 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 93 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 90 | 7.3% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49506 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 39 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 38.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 21.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49506 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 113% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $118,143 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $117,380 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $111,175 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $104,032 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49506.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids | 951 | |
| 2 | East Grand Rapids | 174 | |
| 3 | Kentwood | 97 |
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 — 1,238 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.