In 2025, fire departments serving Algonac responded to 60 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 82% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
412 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $3.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | — | |
| 2022 | 82 | -13.7% | |
| 2023 | 77 | -6.1% | |
| 2024 | 98 | +27.3% | |
| 2025 | 60 | -38.8% |
For the 10 building fires Algonac departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 25 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 10 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 20.0% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Algonac mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Algonac departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $600 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $500 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Algonac sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 14 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 364 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 21.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 27.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 | 37.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 | 22.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 12 | 42.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Smoking | 11 | 22.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 | 32.6 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48001 | 412 |
Six Michigan cities with population within ±25% of Algonac. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Algonac.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.