In 2025, fire departments serving Green Springs responded to 12 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
92 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $34K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | — | |
| 2022 | 28 | +75.0% | |
| 2023 | 19 | -32.1% | |
| 2024 | 17 | -10.5% | |
| 2025 | 12 | -29.4% |
For the 0 building fires Green Springs departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 15 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 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Closet | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 10 | Undetermined | 1 | 6.7% |
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 Green Springs mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 6.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Green Springs sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 12 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 543 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 332 | 43.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 69 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Debris and open burning | 22 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 38.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 49.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 | 15.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 47.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 | 46.2 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 | 44836 | 92 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Green Springs. 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.