In 2025, fire departments serving Stanton responded to 70 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $300K 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 79% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
367 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | — | |
| 2022 | 64 | -36.0% | |
| 2023 | 77 | +20.3% | |
| 2024 | 56 | -27.3% | |
| 2025 | 70 | +25.0% |
For the 17 building fires Stanton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 61 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 | 13 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 18.0% |
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 Stanton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 45.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | Match | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 1.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Stanton departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $500 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $400 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Stanton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,225 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 | 14.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 162 | 30.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 155 | 44.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 | 18.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 119 | 44.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 107 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 32.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 31.9 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 12.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 96 | 29.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 26.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 80 | 48.5 mi |
Top 5 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 Stanton. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Stanton.
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.