In 2025, fire departments serving Flushing responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $30K 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 77% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
110 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $61K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | 23 | +9.5% | |
| 2023 | 16 | -30.4% | |
| 2024 | 28 | +75.0% | |
| 2025 | 22 | -21.4% |
For the 9 building fires Flushing departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 34 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 | Undetermined | 11 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 4 | 11.8% |
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 Flushing mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Match | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Flushing departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Flushing sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,429 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 31.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 49.8 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 18.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 31.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 32.4 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 21.2 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 | 43977 | 110 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Flushing. 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.