In 2025, fire departments serving Cedarville responded to 43 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
275 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $542K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | — | |
| 2022 | 65 | +71.1% | |
| 2023 | 48 | -26.2% | |
| 2024 | 81 | +68.8% | |
| 2025 | 43 | -46.9% |
For the 5 building fires Cedarville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 55 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 20.0% |
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 Cedarville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 38.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Match | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Cedarville departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $3,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Cedarville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 13 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 348 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 | 42.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 18 | 42.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 14.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 | 42.5 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 | 45314 | 275 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Cedarville. 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.