In 2025, fire departments serving Livonia responded to 434 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 74% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
2,651 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $5.3M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 476 | — | |
| 2022 | 455 | -4.4% | |
| 2023 | 769 | +69.0% | |
| 2024 | 517 | -32.8% | |
| 2025 | 434 | -16.1% |
For the 20 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 807 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 | Outside area, other | 176 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 131 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 66 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 63 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 46 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 44 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 36 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 28 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 27 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 26 | 3.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 164 | 20.3% |
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 Livonia mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 283 | 35.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 91 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 64 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 49 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 45 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 35 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 32 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 29 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 27 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Match | 25 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 127 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Livonia departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 81% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $15,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $12,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $8,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Livonia sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,721 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 | 27.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 143 | 41.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 142 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 31.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 98 | 38.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 96 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 77 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 69 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 51 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 | 36.4 mi |
Top 7 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 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.