In 2025, fire departments serving Rogers City responded to 35 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $2.0M 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 71% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
111 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $2.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 21 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 14 | -33.3% | |
| 2024 | 20 | +42.9% | |
| 2025 | 35 | +75.0% |
For the 4 building fires Rogers City departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 34 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 | 7 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 20.6% |
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 Rogers City mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 7 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Rogers City departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Water vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Rogers City sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,253 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 209 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 117 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 108 | 11.3 mi | |
| 1993 | Debris and open burning | 81 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 54 | 10.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 52 | 28.3 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 51 | 33.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 | 30.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 | 24.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 43 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 34 | 15.9 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 Rogers City. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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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.