In 2025, fire departments serving Bloomingdale responded to 35 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
May peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
193 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $161K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | -17.1% | |
| 2023 | 38 | +31.0% | |
| 2024 | 56 | +47.4% | |
| 2025 | 35 | -37.5% |
For the 10 building fires Bloomingdale departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 40 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 | Other | 15 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 37.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 2.5% |
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 Bloomingdale mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 27.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 2.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bloomingdale sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,244 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 119 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 105 | 48.5 mi | |
| 1993 | Smoking | 90 | 19.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Smoking | 71 | 17.2 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 66 | 9.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 57 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 | 33.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 51 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 15.3 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 43 | 45.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 | 13.2 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Michigan cities with population within ±25% of Bloomingdale. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Bloomingdale.
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.