In 2025, fire departments serving Bremen responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K 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 79% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
126 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 32 | +52.4% | |
| 2023 | 31 | -3.1% | |
| 2024* | 13 | — | |
| 2025 | 29 | — |
* Well below Bremen's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 8 building fires Bremen departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 33 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 18.2% |
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 Bremen mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Fireworks | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 6.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Bremen departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Bremen sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,935 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 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 280 | 28.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 131 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 39.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 53 | 16.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 10.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 15.9 mi |
Top 5 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 Bremen. 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.