In 2025, fire departments serving Oakland County responded to 6,699 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $14.4M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Power line down lead by count. Top five categories make up about 58% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Dec dips.
42,189 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9,501 | |
| 2022 | 7,827 | |
| 2023 | 9,881 | |
| 2024 | 8,281 | |
| 2025 | 6,699 |
For the 518 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Oakland County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 51% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $14,373,509 | TROY | Building fires | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | FARMINGTON HILLS | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $1,500,000 | LYON TWP | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | Clarkston | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $750,000 | FARMINGTON HILLS | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $700,000 | Oxford | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $700,000 | BLOOMFIELD TWP | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $650,000 | Leonard | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $608,000 | WATERFORD TWP | Building fires | Major |
| 10 | $608,000 | WATERFORD TWP | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 26125.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Troy | 87,170 | View › |
| Farmington Hills | 83,562 | View › |
| Southfield | 76,107 | View › |
| Rochester Hills | 76,041 | View › |
| Novi | 65,870 | View › |
| Pontiac | 61,965 | View › |
| Royal Oak | 58,053 | View › |
| Oak Park | 29,495 | View › |
| Madison Heights | 28,521 | View › |
| Auburn Hills | 24,593 | View › |
| Birmingham | 21,738 | View › |
| Ferndale | 19,264 | View › |
38 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.