Houghton, MI

County incident profile · 2020–2024

2,706
5-Year Incidents
27
Departments
37,342
Population
14.5
Incidents / 1K / Yr
Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2020-2024). NFIRS is voluntarily reported and may not include all departments or incidents. Some departments have missing years or incomplete records. Totals shown reflect data as submitted and may not represent complete activity.

Incident Composition (2020–2024)

EMS / Rescue
908 (33.6%)
Fire
521 (19.3%)
Good Intent
494 (18.3%)
False Alarms
289 (10.7%)
Service Calls
80 (3%)

Summary

541
Avg Incidents / Year
33.6%
EMS Share
19.3%
Fire Share
10.7%
False Alarm Rate
+0.4%
5-Year Trend
27
Departments
Showing 27 of 27
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Casnovia Twp Fire Dept 624 11.4% 62.8% 1.9% +116.4%
Houghton FD 354 9.9% 12.1% 28% -26.1%
Stanton Township VFD 289 9% 78.9% 2.1% -76.3%
Hurontown FD 212 21.2% 25% 6.1% +13.9%
Calumet Twp Firerescue 137 26.3% 13.1% 18.2% -14.3%
Chassell Volunteer Fire Dept 128 22.7% 28.1% 7% +3.4%
Lake Linden VFD 122 31.1% 10.7% 8.2% +260%
Hancock FD 119 36.1% 10.9% 28.6% +383.3%
Quincyfranklinhancock FD 116 23.3% 17.2% 15.5% +19%
Bootjack FD 111 26.1% 16.2% 1.8% -10.7%
Adams Township VFD 109 18.3% 22% 9.2% +50%
Laurium FD 88 14.8% 3.4% 13.6% +45.5%
Calumet Village FD 81 32.1% 11.1% 23.5% -47.4%
Dollar Bay VFD 72 36.1% 19.4% 11.1% -48%
Otter Lake VFD 49 36.7% 20.4% 6.1% -62.5%
Tamarack City FD 40 55% 10% 2.5% 0%
South Range VFD 28 25% 3.6% 28.6% -57.1%
Duncan Township VFD 13 38.5% 30.8% 0% -33.3%
Ripley FD 7 42.9% 14.3% 0% +200%
Toivola VFD 4 25% 75% 0%
Laird VFD 1 100% 0% 0%
Hubbell VFD 1 0% 0% 0%
Twin Lakeselm River FD 1 0% 100% 0%
Usfskenton Field Office 0 0% 0% 0%
Dnrtwin Lakes Field Office 0 0% 0% 0%
Copper City VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Boston VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
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