In 2025, fire departments serving Beverly responded to 19 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 74% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
82 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $423K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | 11 | -8.3% | |
| 2023 | 14 | +27.3% | |
| 2024 | 26 | +85.7% | |
| 2025 | 19 | -26.9% |
For the 4 building fires Beverly departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 16 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 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 12.5% |
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 Beverly mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 10 | Lightning | 1 | 6.2% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Beverly sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,878 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 147 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 131 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 46.5 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 125 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 109 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 35.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 | 27.3 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 | 28.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 14.7 mi |
Top 2 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 Beverly. 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.