In 2025, fire departments serving Goodrich responded to 54 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
206 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $605K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | — | |
| 2022 | 36 | -12.2% | |
| 2023 | 31 | -13.9% | |
| 2024 | 44 | +41.9% | |
| 2025 | 54 | +22.7% |
For the 3 building fires Goodrich departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 47 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 | Undetermined | 39 | 83.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 2.1% |
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 Goodrich mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 100.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Goodrich departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Goodrich sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,773 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 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 143 | 33.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 142 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 31.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 63 | 47.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 37.1 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 44.0 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48438 | 206 |
Six Michigan cities with population within ±25% of Goodrich. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Goodrich.
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.