In 2025, fire departments serving Twin Lake responded to 99 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K 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 78% of all calls.
May peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
555 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $924K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 113 | — | |
| 2022 | 74 | -34.5% | |
| 2023 | 124 | +67.6% | |
| 2024 | 145 | +16.9% | |
| 2025 | 99 | -31.7% |
For the 8 building fires Twin Lake departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 97 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 | 15 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 24 | 24.7% |
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 Twin Lake mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 40.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 11 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Twin Lake departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Special outside fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $8,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $1,200 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Twin Lake sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,479 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 910 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 275 | 3.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 175 | 7.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 162 | 25.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 152 | 49.3 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 151 | 6.6 mi | |
| 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Natural | 118 | 45.7 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 107 | 11.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 106 | 10.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 24.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 | 24.5 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 Twin Lake. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Twin Lake.
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.