In 2025, fire departments serving Groveport responded to 54 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $120K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Jul peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
357 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $2.0M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | — | |
| 2022 | 107 | +37.2% | |
| 2023 | 61 | -43.0% | |
| 2024 | 57 | -6.6% | |
| 2025 | 54 | -5.3% |
For the 9 building fires Groveport departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 70 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 17 | 24.3% |
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 Groveport mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Groveport departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $90,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $8,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Groveport sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,648 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 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 280 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 131 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 53 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 25.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 | 41.4 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 Groveport. 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.