ZIP 49544 recorded 116 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 591 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
591 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 118 | |
| 2023 | 140 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 116 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49544 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 88 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 87 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 62 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 42 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 40 | 6.8% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49544 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 50 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 12 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 99 | 61.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49544 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1126% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,560,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $943,436 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $208,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $85,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $32,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49544.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walker | 471 | |
| 2 | Grand Rapids | 109 |
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 — 591 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.