In 2025, fire departments serving Michie responded to 15 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $99K 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 67% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
87 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | +69.2% | |
| 2023 | 14 | -36.4% | |
| 2024 | 23 | +64.3% | |
| 2025 | 15 | -34.8% |
For the 5 building fires Michie departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 49 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 | 16 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 10.2% |
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 Michie mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 59.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 4.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Michie departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $98,800 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Michie sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 10,506 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,344 | 21.1 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 900 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 702 | 23.3 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 537 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 529 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 500 | 27.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 459 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 453 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 390 | 22.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 382 | 24.4 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 350 | 23.0 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 350 | 38.1 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 Tennessee cities with population within ±25% of Michie. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Michie.
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.