In 2025, fire departments serving Durand responded to 78 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K 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 65% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
354 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $718K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | — | |
| 2022 | 69 | -13.8% | |
| 2023 | 52 | -24.6% | |
| 2024 | 75 | +44.2% | |
| 2025 | 78 | +4.0% |
For the 17 building fires Durand departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 73 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 | 18 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 20 | 27.4% |
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 Durand mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Durand departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,017 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $300 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Durand sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,824 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 | 48.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 143 | 16.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 142 | 31.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 22.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 96 | 43.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 18.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 | 21.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 63 | 50.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61 | 32.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 14.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 51 | 16.4 mi |
Top 3 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 Durand. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Durand.
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.