ZIP 49631 recorded 72 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 426 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Osceola County, MI.
426 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 129 | |
| 2022 | 81 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 86 | |
| 2025 | 72 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49631 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 139 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 93 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 32 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 16 | 3.8% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49631 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 19 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 23.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 50.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated heat from another fire | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49631 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 263% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49631.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evart | 384 | |
| 2 | Big Rapids | 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 — 426 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.