In 2025, fire departments serving Arcadia responded to 10 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $75K 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 90% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
41 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $425K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | 5 | -58.3% | |
| 2023 | 6 | +20.0% | |
| 2024 | 8 | +33.3% | |
| 2025 | 10 | +25.0% |
For the 3 building fires Arcadia departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 23 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 26.1% | |
| 3 | Wall assembly | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 4.3% |
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 Arcadia mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Arcadia departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $2,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Arcadia sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 11 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 552 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 332 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 69 | 44.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 58 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Debris and open burning | 22 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 11 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 | 34.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 35.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 | 47.5 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44804 | 41 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Arcadia. 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.