In 2025, fire departments serving Granville responded to 108 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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 65% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
605 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $2.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | — | |
| 2022 | 132 | +55.3% | |
| 2023 | 129 | -2.3% | |
| 2024 | 151 | +17.1% | |
| 2025 | 108 | -28.5% |
For the 33 building fires Granville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 85 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 | 12 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Wall assembly | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 21 | 24.7% |
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 Granville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | Candle | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Lightning | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 10 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Granville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $6,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $6,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Granville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,537 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 355 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 171 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 30.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 53 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 14.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 26.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 30.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 22.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 | 30.5 mi |
Top 5 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 Granville. 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.