In 2025, fire departments serving Greenwich responded to 20 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 85% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
150 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $364K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | — | |
| 2022 | 37 | -7.5% | |
| 2023 | 18 | -51.4% | |
| 2024 | 35 | +94.4% | |
| 2025 | 20 | -42.9% |
For the 5 building fires Greenwich departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 27 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 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 7.4% |
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 Greenwich mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Match | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 18.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Greenwich sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 13 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 688 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 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 171 | 25.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 10.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 6.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 17.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 15 | 41.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 17.8 mi |
Top 4 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 Greenwich. 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.