In 2025, fire departments serving Attica responded to 21 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $2K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Natural vegetation fire, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
110 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $376K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | — | |
| 2022 | 31 | +29.2% | |
| 2023 | 18 | -41.9% | |
| 2024 | 16 | -11.1% | |
| 2025 | 21 | +31.2% |
For the 1 building fires Attica departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 53 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 | Outside area, other | 11 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 13.2% |
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 Attica mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Attica departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $2,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Attica sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 8 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 593 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 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 171 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 29.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 24.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 36.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 | 30.7 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 | 44807 | 110 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Attica. 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.