ZIP 49508 recorded 260 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,326 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,326 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 230 | |
| 2022 | 246 | |
| 2023 | 282 | |
| 2024 | 308 | |
| 2025 | 260 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49508 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 159 | 12.0% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 150 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 146 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 141 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 137 | 10.3% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49508 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 54 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 18 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 29.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 75 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 37 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 19 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 19.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49508 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 129% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $643,280 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $450,731 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $340,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $305,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49508.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids | 675 | |
| 2 | Kentwood | 623 | |
| 3 | Wyoming | 13 | |
| 4 | Cutlerville | 8 |
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 — 1,326 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.