In 2025, fire departments serving Coopersville responded to 76 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $280K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
380 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $3.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | — | |
| 2022 | 62 | -28.7% | |
| 2023 | 81 | +30.6% | |
| 2024 | 74 | -8.6% | |
| 2025 | 76 | +2.7% |
For the 17 building fires Coopersville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 94 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 | 30 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 24 | 25.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 16 | 17.0% |
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 Coopersville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 53.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Coopersville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $280,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $260,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $63,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50,000 | Special outside fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $30,750 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Coopersville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,531 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 275 | 21.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 175 | 18.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 162 | 26.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 151 | 29.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 | 31.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 119 | 44.9 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 107 | 21.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 106 | 32.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 25.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 96 | 38.7 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 Coopersville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Coopersville.
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.