In 2025, fire departments serving Edon responded to 33 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $45K 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 58% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
137 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $1.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 20 | -4.8% | |
| 2023 | 36 | +80.0% | |
| 2024 | 27 | -25.0% | |
| 2025 | 33 | +22.2% |
For the 6 building fires Edon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 41 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 | 13 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 19.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 2.4% |
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 Edon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Edon departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $500 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Edon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 23 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 614 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 | 23.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 58 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 | 17.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 | 19.3 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 | 38.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Natural | 22 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 16.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 | 49.6 mi |
Top 3 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 Edon. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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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.