ZIP 49696 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 316 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Grand Traverse County, MI.
316 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 49696 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 40 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 36 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 36 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 33 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 22 | 7.0% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 49696 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 7 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 49696 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 607% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $719,515 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $316,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 49696.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Traverse City | 291 | |
| 2 | Kalkaska | 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 — 316 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.