In 2025, fire departments serving East Jordan responded to 87 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $966K 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 79% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
383 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $3.0M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | — | |
| 2022 | 97 | +61.7% | |
| 2023 | 67 | -30.9% | |
| 2024 | 72 | +7.5% | |
| 2025 | 87 | +20.8% |
For the 4 building fires East Jordan departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 84 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 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Undetermined | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 19 | 22.6% |
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 East Jordan mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 15 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by East Jordan departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $966,200 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $126,400 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $126,400 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. East Jordan sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 11,402 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,250 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,900 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1,345 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1,040 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 844 | 39.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 817 | 34.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Natural | 628 | 48.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 484 | 33.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 209 | 40.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 160 | 47.5 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 East Jordan. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in East Jordan.
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.