Home› Counties› MI› Menominee County
2025 County Report

Fires in Menominee County, MI

In 2025, fire departments serving Menominee County responded to 260 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $200K property loss.

10,741 residents FIPS 26109 46 cities · 11 fire depts
Total incidents
260
1,394 across 5 years
Building fires
53
22 wildland
Property loss
$1.6M
$1.1M structure · $507K contents
Casualties
1 / 5
1 civ deaths · 5 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.

260
Total Incidents
Building fires 53 20.4%
Power line down 51 19.6%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 23 8.8%
Vehicle accident, general cleanup 18 6.9%
Unauthorized burning 16 6.2%
All other categories 99 38.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Menominee County?

Jan peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 45
Feb 13
Mar 44
Apr 29
May 14
Jun 16
Jul 22
Aug 11
Sep 19
Oct 19
Nov 20
Dec 8
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Menominee County

1,394 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 290
2022 315
2023 218
2024 311
2025 260
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 53 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
28%
11
Cause undetermined
31%
12
Intentional / arson
5%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
15%
6
Under investigation
18%
7
Act of nature (lightning)
3%
0
05 The biggest fires

10 fires · $990K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Menominee County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 92% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $200,000 Menominee Building fires Significant
2 $200,000 Dagget Fire, other Significant
3 $150,000 Daggett Building fires Significant
4 $100,000 FORD RIVER Building fires Significant
5 $100,000 Menominee Fire, other Significant
6 $80,000 Menominee Building fires Significant
7 $60,000 menominee Building fires Significant
8 $40,000 FORD RIVER Fire, other Significant
9 $40,000 Menominee Building fires Significant
10 $20,000 Menominee Outside equipment fire Significant
06 How Menominee County compares

Menominee County vs MI vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

24.21
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Menominee County
24.21
MI avg
14.06
US avg
7.15
4.93
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Menominee County
4.93
MI avg
2.09
US avg
0.82
93.1
Civilian fire deaths per million
Menominee County
93.1
MI avg
13.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Menominee County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 26109.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Menominee County

11 departments report from this county.

Menominee Fire Department
Menominee
FDID 05503 138 incidents 15 paid
MenomineeIngallston Twp FD
Menominee
FDID 05502 33 incidents 27 vol
Main Station
Stephenson
FDID 05507 31 incidents 30 vol
Gourley Township VFD
Wilson
FDID 05512 7 incidents
HARRIS TOWNSHIP VOL FIRE DEPAR
wilson
FDID 05508 5 incidents 2 paid
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in MI

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
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

About this data

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.