In 2025, fire departments serving Marine City responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1 building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Incomplete 2025 data. Marine City's departments reported 29 incidents to NFIRS for 2025, against about 49 in a typical year, so 2025 figures on this page undercount. The 2021–2025 totals are the better guide.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 83% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
244 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $10K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | — | |
| 2022 | 56 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 71 | +26.8% | |
| 2024 | 32 | -54.9% | |
| 2025* | 29 | — |
* Well below Marine City's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 14 building fires Marine City departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 44 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 | 21 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 6.8% |
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 Marine City mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 79.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Marine City departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Marine City sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 14 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 364 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 16.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 29.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 | 40.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 | 33.0 mi | |
| 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 | 17.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 12 | 39.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Smoking | 11 | 17.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 | 30.9 mi |
Top 3 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 Marine City. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Marine City.
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.