In 2025, fire departments serving Clio responded to 165 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K 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 60% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
863 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $4.0M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 187 | — | |
| 2022 | 202 | +8.0% | |
| 2023 | 171 | -15.3% | |
| 2024 | 138 | -19.3% | |
| 2025 | 165 | +19.6% |
For the 21 building fires Clio departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 255 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 42 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 32 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 53 | 20.8% |
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 Clio mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 171 | 67.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Clio departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 92% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $236,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $15,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Clio sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,971 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 335 | 28.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 257 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 143 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 42.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 70 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 | 31.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 26.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 63 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 | 30.6 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 Clio. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Clio.
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.