In 2025, fire departments serving Mayville responded to 61 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K 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 84% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
247 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $1.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | — | |
| 2022 | 50 | +8.7% | |
| 2023 | 31 | -38.0% | |
| 2024 | 59 | +90.3% | |
| 2025 | 61 | +3.4% |
For the 12 building fires Mayville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 48 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 | 17 | 35.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 20.8% |
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 Mayville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mayville departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $18,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $4,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $2,500 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mayville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,711 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 335 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 257 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 116 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 70 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 66 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 16.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 63 | 23.4 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 | 28.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 14.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 50 | 41.0 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 Mayville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Mayville.
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.