ZIP 49686 recorded 297 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,411 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Grand Traverse County, MI.
1,411 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 343 | |
| 2022 | 311 | |
| 2023 | 218 | |
| 2024 | 242 | |
| 2025 | 297 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49686 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 354 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 182 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 123 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 105 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 105 | 7.4% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49686 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 18 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 18.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49686 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 503% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $370,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $228,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49686.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Traverse City | 1,398 | |
| 2 | Midland | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leelanau County | MI | 0.50 | FIPS 26089 |
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 — 1,411 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.