In 2025, fire departments serving Convoy responded to 24 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K 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. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
135 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $483K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | -37.1% | |
| 2023 | 26 | +18.2% | |
| 2024 | 28 | +7.7% | |
| 2025 | 24 | -14.3% |
For the 7 building fires Convoy departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 60 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 | 12 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 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 Convoy mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Match | 5 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Convoy departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Convoy sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 7 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 203 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 58 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 16.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 34.7 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 | 45832 | 135 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Convoy. 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.