ZIP 49525 recorded 275 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,315 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,315 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 227 | |
| 2022 | 205 | |
| 2023 | 338 | |
| 2024 | 270 | |
| 2025 | 275 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49525 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 372 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 216 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 104 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 103 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 84 | 6.4% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49525 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 57 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 91 | 36.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 25 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 52 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49525 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 254% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49525.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids | 791 | |
| 2 | East Grand Rapids | 3 |
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 — 1,315 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.