In 2025, fire departments serving Deer Park responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents . 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 90% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
201 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $36K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | — | |
| 2022 | 45 | +66.7% | |
| 2023 | 51 | +13.3% | |
| 2024 | 49 | -3.9% | |
| 2025 | 29 | -40.8% |
For the 5 building fires Deer Park departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 21 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 14.3% |
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 Deer Park mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.8% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Deer Park sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 719 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 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 21.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 49.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 36.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 17.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 | 48.3 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 Deer Park. 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.