In 2025, fire departments serving Olivet responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $70K 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 92% of all calls.
May peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
209 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | — | |
| 2022 | 58 | +38.1% | |
| 2023 | 31 | -46.6% | |
| 2024 | 28 | -9.7% | |
| 2025 | 50 | +78.6% |
For the 6 building fires Olivet departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 39 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 | 20 | 51.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Assembly area without fixed seats - 100+ persons | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 10.3% |
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 Olivet mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 59.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Olivet departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $8,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Olivet sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,035 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 191 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 154 | 42.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 | 48.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 143 | 45.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 142 | 32.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 119 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 105 | 8.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 98 | 47.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 96 | 36.1 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 | 38.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 43.6 mi |
Top 3 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 Olivet. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Olivet.
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.