In 2025, fire departments serving Menominee responded to 174 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
770 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $7.8M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 113 | — | |
| 2022 | 173 | +53.1% | |
| 2023 | 105 | -39.3% | |
| 2024 | 205 | +95.2% | |
| 2025 | 174 | -15.1% |
For the 38 building fires Menominee departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 112 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 | 17 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Wall assembly | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 45 | 40.2% |
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 Menominee mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 11 | 9.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Menominee departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 91% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $20,000 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Menominee sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
11 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 1 | |
| 30-39 | 0 | |
| 40-49 | 2 | |
| 50-59 | 1 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,916 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 275 | 9.5 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 215 | 21.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 133 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Natural | 110 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 103 | 31.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 103 | 48.9 mi | |
| 1998 | Debris and open burning | 88 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Other causes | 73 | 30.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 63 | 49.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 58 | 24.7 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 54 | 49.0 mi |
Top 4 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 Menominee. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Menominee.
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.