Houghton, MI

County incident profile · 2021–2025

2,863
5-Year Incidents
27
Departments
37,342
Population
15.3
Incidents / 1K / Yr
Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2021–2025). 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 (2021–2025)

EMS / Rescue
944 (33%)
Fire
538 (18.8%)
Good Intent
507 (17.7%)
False Alarms
326 (11.4%)
Service Calls
85 (3%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

573
Avg Incidents / Year
33%
EMS Share
18.8%
Fire Share
11.4%
False Alarm Rate
+34.8%
5-Year Trend
27
Departments

Departments

Showing 27 of 27
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Casnovia Twp Fire Dept 726 11.3% 62.8% 1.7% +181.7%
Houghton FD 435 12% 11.7% 27.6% +66.7%
Stanton Township VFD 248 8.1% 80.6% 0.8% -67.9%
Hurontown FD 218 18.3% 25.2% 6.9% -6.7%
Hancock FD 156 34% 7.1% 30.1% +79.2%
Calumet Twp Firerescue 147 24.5% 12.2% 20.4% +73.3%
Quincyfranklinhancock FD 127 24.4% 17.3% 16.5% +45.5%
Chassell Volunteer Fire Dept 124 25.8% 25.8% 7.3% +47.1%
Lake Linden VFD 116 31.9% 12.1% 8.6% -82.6%
Adams Township VFD 110 11.8% 24.5% 10% +5.6%
Bootjack FD 103 27.2% 16.5% 1% +11.1%
Laurium FD 79 17.7% 3.8% 12.7% -80%
Calumet Village FD 75 32% 14.7% 25.3% -27.8%
Dollar Bay VFD 68 39.7% 8.8% 8.8% +162.5%
Otter Lake VFD 41 36.6% 19.5% 7.3% -75%
Tamarack City FD 38 52.6% 10.5% 2.6% -14.3%
South Range VFD 29 20.7% 6.9% 27.6% +33.3%
Ripley FD 11 27.3% 36.4% 9.1% +400%
Duncan Township VFD 7 42.9% 28.6% 0%
Toivola VFD 4 25% 25% 0%
Laird VFD 1 100% 0% 0%
Twin Lakeselm River FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Hubbell VFD 0 0% 0% 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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