In 2025, fire departments serving Cridersville responded to 24 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $20K 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 67% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
131 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $162K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | +7.4% | |
| 2023 | 26 | -10.3% | |
| 2024 | 25 | -3.8% | |
| 2025 | 24 | -4.0% |
For the 4 building fires Cridersville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 52 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 | 11 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Swimming pool | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 23.1% |
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 Cridersville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Match | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Cridersville departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Cridersville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 4 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 425 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 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 58 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 36.6 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 Cridersville. 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.