In 2025, fire departments serving Evendale responded to 56 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K building blaze. 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 66% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
374 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $673K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | — | |
| 2022 | 67 | -5.6% | |
| 2023 | 68 | +1.5% | |
| 2024 | 112 | +64.7% | |
| 2025 | 56 | -50.0% |
For the 10 building fires Evendale departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 77 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 | 14 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 5 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Technical processing areas, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 14 | 18.2% |
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 Evendale mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 59.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 5 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 1.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Evendale departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $500 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Evendale sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 24 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 633 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 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 | 25.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 24.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 39.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 19.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 29.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 | 35.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 | 19.8 mi | |
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 | 47.8 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 Evendale. 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.