In 2025, fire departments serving Edgerton responded to 17 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K 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 59% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
135 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $493K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | — | |
| 2022 | 17 | -55.3% | |
| 2023 | 33 | +94.1% | |
| 2024 | 30 | -9.1% | |
| 2025 | 17 | -43.3% |
For the 4 building fires Edgerton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 35 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 17.1% |
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 Edgerton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Pipe or cigar | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Edgerton departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Edgerton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 20 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 560 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 154 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 58 | 35.7 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 32.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 | 14.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 | 26.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 22 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 14.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 | 41.1 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 | 43517 | 135 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Edgerton. 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.