ZIP 49685 recorded 139 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 678 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Grand Traverse County, MI.
678 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 128 | |
| 2024 | 144 | |
| 2025 | 139 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49685 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 132 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 108 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 58 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 57 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 39 | 5.8% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49685 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 31.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49685 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 503% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49685.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Traverse City | 566 | |
| 2 | Interlochen | 7 | |
| 3 | Grawn | 4 |
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 — 678 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.