In 2025, fire departments serving Marysville responded to 66 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K 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 52% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
376 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $377K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73 | — | |
| 2022 | 77 | +5.5% | |
| 2023 | 88 | +14.3% | |
| 2024 | 72 | -18.2% | |
| 2025 | 66 | -8.3% |
For the 4 building fires Marysville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 38 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 | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Interior stairway or ramp | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 34.2% |
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 Marysville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Marysville departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $3,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Marysville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 16 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 423 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 39.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 8.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33 | 27.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 | 29.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 | 24.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 | 46.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 | 8.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 12 | 35.4 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 Marysville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Marysville.
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.