ZIP 49546 recorded 175 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 808 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
808 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 143 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 165 | |
| 2024 | 181 | |
| 2025 | 175 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49546 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 182 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 79 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 75 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 57 | 7.1% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49546 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 33.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 18.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49546 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 904% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $83,354 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49546.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids | 408 | |
| 2 | Kentwood | 81 | |
| 3 | Caledonia | 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 — 808 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.