In 2025, fire departments serving Huntington Woods responded to 48 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $700 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 79% of all calls.
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
221 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $24K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | — | |
| 2022 | 38 | -7.3% | |
| 2023 | 58 | +52.6% | |
| 2024 | 36 | -37.9% | |
| 2025 | 48 | +33.3% |
For the 1 building fires Huntington Woods departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 30 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 | 10 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 3.3% |
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 Huntington Woods mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Pipe or cigar | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Candle | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Huntington Woods departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Huntington Woods sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,443 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 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 143 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 77 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 51 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 12.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 | 47.8 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 Huntington Woods. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Huntington Woods.
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.