In 2025, fire departments serving Gnadenhutten responded to 21 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
155 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $61K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | 47 | +51.6% | |
| 2023 | 34 | -27.7% | |
| 2024 | 22 | -35.3% | |
| 2025 | 21 | -4.5% |
For the 4 building fires Gnadenhutten departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 32 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 | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | Other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 6 | 18.8% |
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 Gnadenhutten mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Match | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Gnadenhutten departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Gnadenhutten sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,381 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 | 19.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 30.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 15.0 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 24.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 19.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 16.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 44.7 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 48 | 47.0 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 Gnadenhutten. 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.