In 2025, fire departments serving Edmore responded to 49 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
228 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $164K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | — | |
| 2022 | 50 | +13.6% | |
| 2023 | 39 | -22.0% | |
| 2024 | 46 | +17.9% | |
| 2025 | 49 | +6.5% |
For the 5 building fires Edmore departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 50 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 16.0% |
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 Edmore mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Edmore departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Edmore sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,296 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 191 | 21.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Natural | 186 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 162 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 155 | 37.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 | 26.2 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 107 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 33.2 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 14.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 96 | 27.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 19.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 85 | 43.8 mi |
Top 4 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 Edmore. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Edmore.
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.