In 2025, fire departments serving Amanda responded to 51 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $80K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
268 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $440K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | — | |
| 2022 | 53 | +23.3% | |
| 2023 | 62 | +17.0% | |
| 2024 | 59 | -4.8% | |
| 2025 | 51 | -13.6% |
For the 18 building fires Amanda departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 48 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 14 | 29.2% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Amanda mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | Incendiary device | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Amanda departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $28,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $4,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $500 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Amanda sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,872 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 355 | 18.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 280 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 131 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2009 | Smoking | 100 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 27.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 53 | 29.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 37.0 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Amanda. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 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. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.