ZIP 49690 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 331 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Grand Traverse County, MI.
331 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | |
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 70 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49690 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 60 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 34 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 28 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 28 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 27 | 8.2% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49690 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 19.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49690 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 136% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $493,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49690.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Traverse City | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalkaska County | MI | 1.00 | FIPS 26079 |
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 — 331 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.