In 2025, fire departments serving Capac responded to 17 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Carbon monoxide incident lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 88% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
77 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $39K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 16 | -23.8% | |
| 2023 | 11 | -31.2% | |
| 2024 | 12 | +9.1% | |
| 2025 | 17 | +41.7% |
For the 2 building fires Capac departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 4 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 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 25.0% |
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 Capac mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 1 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Capac departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $2,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Capac sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 886 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 116 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 70 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 16.1 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 15.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Fireworks | 40 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 | 25.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 36 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33 | 4.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 | 45.0 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 | 48014 | 77 |
Six Michigan cities with population within ±25% of Capac. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Capac.
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.