ZIP 49646 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 762 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kalkaska County, MI. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
762 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 162 | |
| 2022 | 158 | |
| 2023 | 151 | |
| 2024 | 147 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49646 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 190 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 107 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 70 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 60 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 50 | 6.6% |
For the 38 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49646 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 55.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 36 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49646 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 577% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49646.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalkaska | 440 | |
| 2 | Mancelona | 4 | |
| 3 | Grayling | 2 | |
| 4 | Rapid City | 2 | |
| 5 | Traverse City | 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 — 762 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.