In 2025, fire departments serving Cadiz responded to 50 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 66% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
252 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.3M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | — | |
| 2022 | 46 | +7.0% | |
| 2023 | 56 | +21.7% | |
| 2024 | 57 | +1.8% | |
| 2025 | 50 | -12.3% |
For the 15 building fires Cadiz departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 59 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 | 20 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 20.3% |
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 Cadiz mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Match | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Cadiz departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Cadiz sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,212 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 26.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 37.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 26.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 48 | 24.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 25.8 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 Cadiz. 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.