In 2025, fire departments serving New Lothrop responded to 36 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K 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 61% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
151 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $412K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | — | |
| 2022 | 36 | -7.7% | |
| 2023 | 20 | -44.4% | |
| 2024 | 20 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 36 | +80.0% |
For the 5 building fires New Lothrop departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 27 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Stage area - performance, basketball court, boxing | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 18.5% |
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 New Lothrop mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by New Lothrop departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $500 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. New Lothrop sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,998 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 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 155 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 143 | 30.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 142 | 44.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 49.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 26.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 63 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61 | 29.0 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 New Lothrop. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in New Lothrop.
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.