In 2025, fire departments serving Perrinton responded to 25 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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 52% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
78 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $646K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | — | |
| 2022 | 21 | +110.0% | |
| 2023* | 8 | — | |
| 2024 | 14 | — | |
| 2025 | 25 | +78.6% |
* Well below Perrinton'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 5 building fires Perrinton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 21 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 | 5 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 4.8% |
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 Perrinton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Perrinton departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Perrinton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,195 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 | 14.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Natural | 186 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 155 | 39.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 | 32.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 143 | 45.2 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 142 | 49.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 119 | 45.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 27.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 | 42.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 70 | 24.0 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 Perrinton. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Perrinton.
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.