In 2025, fire departments serving Golf Manor responded to 43 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 61% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
260 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $509K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | — | |
| 2022 | 54 | -6.9% | |
| 2023 | 41 | -24.1% | |
| 2024 | 64 | +56.1% | |
| 2025 | 43 | -32.8% |
For the 10 building fires Golf Manor departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 42 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 21.4% |
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 Golf Manor mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 54.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Candle | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.4% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Golf Manor departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Golf Manor sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 671 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 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 | 21.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 20.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 43.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 34.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 14.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 25.8 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 | 15.4 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 | 45237 | 260 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Golf Manor. 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.