In 2025, fire departments serving Jewett responded to 27 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 93% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
119 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $160K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | — | |
| 2022 | 21 | -8.7% | |
| 2023 | 18 | -14.3% | |
| 2024 | 30 | +66.7% | |
| 2025 | 27 | -10.0% |
For the 12 building fires Jewett departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 20 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 | Other | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.0% |
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 Jewett mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 7 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Pipe or cigar | 1 | 5.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Jewett sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,144 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 18.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 28.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 19.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 33.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 48 | 24.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 23.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 31 | 3.6 mi |
Top 2 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 Jewett. 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.