In 2025, fire departments serving Grant responded to 30 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 90% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
160 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $318K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | — | |
| 2022 | 31 | -18.4% | |
| 2023 | 34 | +9.7% | |
| 2024 | 27 | -20.6% | |
| 2025 | 30 | +11.1% |
For the 18 building fires Grant departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 28 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 | 8 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 14.3% |
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 Grant mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Grant departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Grant sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,681 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 910 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 275 | 15.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 191 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 175 | 19.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 162 | 8.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 152 | 45.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 151 | 19.1 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 118 | 48.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 107 | 7.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 106 | 19.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 6.8 mi |
Top 7 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 Grant. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Grant.
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.