In 2025, fire departments serving Lyons responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $3K 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 85% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
78 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $43K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | — | |
| 2022 | 13 | -35.0% | |
| 2023 | 16 | +23.1% | |
| 2024 | 16 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 13 | -18.8% |
For the 0 building fires Lyons departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 11 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 | Undetermined | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 9.1% |
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 Lyons mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lyons departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lyons sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,284 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 191 | 8.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 162 | 46.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 | 19.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 143 | 47.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 142 | 46.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 119 | 26.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 105 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 47.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 96 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 42.4 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 Michigan cities with population within ±25% of Lyons. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Lyons.
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.