In 2025, fire departments serving Grawn responded to 43 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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 68% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
180 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $711K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | — | |
| 2022 | 30 | -9.1% | |
| 2023 | 34 | +13.3% | |
| 2024 | 40 | +17.6% | |
| 2025 | 43 | +7.5% |
For the 13 building fires Grawn 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 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 28.6% |
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 Grawn mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Grawn departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Grawn sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,879 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1,040 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 817 | 43.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 764 | 31.1 mi | |
| 1995 | Natural | 200 | 42.9 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 152 | 46.3 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 148 | 17.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 140 | 7.3 mi | |
| 2008 | Debris and open burning | 133 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 118 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 115 | 9.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 13.0 mi |
Top 2 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 Grawn. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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.