In 2025, fire departments serving Hillsdale County responded to 376 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $500K property loss.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips.
2,134 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 443 | |
| 2022 | 346 | |
| 2023 | 527 | |
| 2024 | 442 | |
| 2025 | 376 |
For the 88 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Hillsdale County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 97% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Jonesville | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Jonesville | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Jonesville | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Litchfield | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | osseo | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Litchfield | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | JEROME | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Jonesville | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 9 | $10,000 | Allen | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant |
| 10 | $10,000 | Jonesville | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 26059.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale | 8,005 | View › |
| Jonesville | 2,304 | View › |
| Lake LeAnn | 1,285 | View › |
| Reading | 1,207 | View › |
| Litchfield | 1,195 | View › |
| Camden | 699 | View › |
| Pittsford | 656 | View › |
| Waldron | 605 | View › |
| North Adams | 510 | View › |
| Montgomery | 327 | View › |
| Allen | 213 | View › |
| Cambria | 191 | View › |
12 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittle | 2021 | USFS | 5,666 |
| 2 | 21-SLBE Lasso Loop burn | 2021 | NPS | 577 |
| 3 | 21-SLBE Peterson | 2021 | NPS | 512 |
| 4 | 21-SLBE Otter Creek burn | 2021 | NPS | 506 |
| 5 | Horn | 2021 | NPS | 485 |
| 6 | Unhappy Camper | 2015 | USFS | 471 |
| 7 | 21-SLBE Bass Lake burn | 2021 | NPS | 405 |
| 8 | Good Harbor Trail RX | 2023 | NPS | 342 |
| 9 | Summit Lake | 2024 | USFS | 327 |
| 10 | MISNR-FY19-RX-Red Pine Natural Area | 2019 | FWS | 172 |
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.