In 2025, fire departments serving Jackson County responded to 1,286 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $4.0M property loss.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips.
8,884 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,028 | |
| 2022 | 2,157 | |
| 2023 | 2,240 | |
| 2024 | 1,173 | |
| 2025 | 1,286 |
For the 332 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Jackson County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 73% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,000,000 | Jackson | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Spring Arbor | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Jackson | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $220,000 | Hanover | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Jackson | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Jackson | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Horton | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $195,000 | Clarklake | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $191,200 | Brooklyn | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $180,000 | BROOKLYN | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 26075.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 31,420 | View › |
| Michigan Center | 4,906 | View › |
| Vandercook Lake | 4,635 | View › |
| Spring Arbor | 2,410 | View › |
| Grass Lake | 1,222 | View › |
| Concord | 1,177 | View › |
| Brooklyn | 943 | View › |
| Napoleon | 929 | View › |
| Springport | 921 | View › |
| Vineyard Lake | 918 | View › |
| Parma | 663 | View › |
| Hanover | 397 | View › |
17 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.