In 2025, fire departments serving Mount Clemens responded to 154 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 46% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
841 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $5.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 193 | — | |
| 2022 | 170 | -11.9% | |
| 2023 | 163 | -4.1% | |
| 2024 | 161 | -1.2% | |
| 2025 | 154 | -4.3% |
For the 14 building fires Mount Clemens departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 165 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 | 38 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 32 | 19.4% |
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 Mount Clemens mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 15 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mount Clemens departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 87% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mount Clemens sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 964 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 300 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 25.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 10.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 | 41.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 38 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33 | 32.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 30 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 | 45.0 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48043 | 841 |
Six Michigan cities with population within ±25% of Mount Clemens. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Mount Clemens.
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.