In 2025, fire departments serving Calumet responded to 25 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 72% of all calls.
May peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
98 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $3.1M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | — | |
| 2022 | 23 | -11.5% | |
| 2023 | 21 | -8.7% | |
| 2024* | 3 | — | |
| 2025 | 25 | — |
* Well below Calumet's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 2 building fires Calumet departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 14 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 | Outside area, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 14.3% |
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 Calumet mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Calumet departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $350 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $200 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Calumet sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 18 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,280 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1,127 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 700 | 33.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 11.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 388 | 9.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 148 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 119 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Natural | 106 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Fireworks | 43 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 38 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 31 | 10.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 29 | 40.5 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 Calumet. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Calumet.
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.