In 2025, fire departments serving Tekonsha responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K 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 90% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
267 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $307K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | — | |
| 2022 | 49 | -31.0% | |
| 2023 | 55 | +12.2% | |
| 2024 | 42 | -23.6% | |
| 2025 | 50 | +19.0% |
For the 3 building fires Tekonsha departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 67 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 | 23 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 16.4% |
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 Tekonsha mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 49.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Match | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Tekonsha departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $250 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Tekonsha sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,409 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 | 18.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 142 | 46.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 119 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2018 | Natural | 105 | 16.4 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 98 | 47.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 96 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 57 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 | 28.8 mi | |
| 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 51 | 41.1 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 43 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 43.5 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 Tekonsha. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Tekonsha.
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.