In 2025, fire departments serving Peck responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K 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 91% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
60 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022* | 5 | — | |
| 2023 | 17 | — | |
| 2024 | 13 | -23.5% | |
| 2025 | 11 | -15.4% |
* Well below Peck's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 3 building fires Peck departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 12 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 | 10 | 83.3% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 8.3% |
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 Peck mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 91.7% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Peck departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Peck sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,277 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 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 116 | 24.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 70 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 66 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 64 | 21.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 63 | 48.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 27.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Fireworks | 40 | 23.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 | 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 Peck. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Peck.
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.