In 2025, fire departments serving Grosse Pointe Park responded to 57 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 86% of all calls.
Feb peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
320 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | — | |
| 2022 | 71 | -5.3% | |
| 2023 | 76 | +7.0% | |
| 2024 | 41 | -46.1% | |
| 2025 | 57 | +39.0% |
For the 6 building fires Grosse Pointe Park departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 32 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 28.1% |
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 Grosse Pointe Park mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 8 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Grosse Pointe Park departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $35,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Grosse Pointe Park sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 22 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 948 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 300 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 77 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 19.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 | 27.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 38 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33 | 47.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 30 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 | 49.4 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 Grosse Pointe Park. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Grosse Pointe Park.
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.