In 2025, fire departments serving Crestline responded to 50 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $134K 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.
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
316 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $5.2M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | — | |
| 2022 | 58 | +41.5% | |
| 2023 | 65 | +12.1% | |
| 2024 | 102 | +56.9% | |
| 2025 | 50 | -51.0% |
For the 10 building fires Crestline departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 105 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 | 19 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 30 | 28.6% |
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 Crestline mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 45.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Match | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Arcing | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Crestline departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $133,570 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Crestline sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 14 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 708 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 332 | 28.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 171 | 23.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 21.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 29.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 15 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 | 32.0 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 Crestline. 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.