In 2025, fire departments serving Livonia responded to 18 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K 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 72% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
131 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $533K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | +70.6% | |
| 2023 | 38 | +31.0% | |
| 2024 | 29 | -23.7% | |
| 2025 | 18 | -37.9% |
For the 1 building fires Livonia departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 63 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 15.9% |
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 Livonia mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Livonia departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Livonia sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 8,818 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 4,110 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,295 | 44.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 368 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 230 | 28.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 200 | 9.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 | 30.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 192 | 15.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 140 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 136 | 37.5 mi | |
| 1993 | Debris and open burning | 130 | 49.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 | 46.7 mi |
Top 5 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Louisiana cities with population within ±25% of Livonia. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Livonia.
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.