In 2025, fire departments serving Holland responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Cooking fire, confined to container lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Feb peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
85 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $594K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | +78.6% | |
| 2023 | 15 | -40.0% | |
| 2024 | 18 | +20.0% | |
| 2025 | 13 | -27.8% |
For the 0 building fires Holland departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 21 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 9.5% |
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 Holland mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Holland departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $750 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Holland sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,011 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 | 36.7 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 98 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 25.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 77 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 69 | 14.8 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 58 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 | 39.3 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Debris and open burning | 22 | 4.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 21 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 35.1 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 | 43528 | 85 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Holland. 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.