ZIP 49548 recorded 314 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,627 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,627 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 365 | |
| 2022 | 301 | |
| 2023 | 289 | |
| 2024 | 358 | |
| 2025 | 314 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49548 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 314 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 211 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 185 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 128 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 123 | 7.6% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49548 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 81 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 38 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 23 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 17 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 127 | 37.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 48 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 27 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 14 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 64 | 18.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49548 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 422% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $126,400 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $126,400 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $126,400 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49548.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | 657 | |
| 2 | Grand Rapids | 485 | |
| 3 | Kentwood | 428 | |
| 4 | Cutlerville | 4 | |
| 5 | Byron Center | 1 |
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 — 1,627 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.