ZIP 49512 recorded 218 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 971 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
971 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 167 | |
| 2022 | 183 | |
| 2023 | 211 | |
| 2024 | 192 | |
| 2025 | 218 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49512 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 157 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 87 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 86 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 79 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 69 | 7.1% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49512 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 82 | 36.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 21 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 17 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 18.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49512 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 816% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $299,600 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49512.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentwood | 670 | |
| 2 | Grand Rapids | 257 |
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 — 971 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.