In 2025, fire departments serving Quincy responded to 27 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 70% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
219 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $325K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | — | |
| 2022 | 46 | -36.1% | |
| 2023 | 37 | -19.6% | |
| 2024 | 37 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 27 | -27.0% |
For the 9 building fires Quincy departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 75 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 | Outside area, other | 22 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Structural area, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 16 | 21.3% |
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 Quincy mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Lightning | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 10 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Quincy departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Quincy sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,043 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 154 | 11.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 105 | 27.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 98 | 45.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 96 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Fireworks | 40 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 | 37.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 36 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 33 | 45.6 mi |
Top 7 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 Quincy. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Quincy.
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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.