In 2025, fire departments serving Kirtland responded to 69 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 72% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
513 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $10K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | — | |
| 2022 | 105 | +8.2% | |
| 2023 | 112 | +6.7% | |
| 2024 | 130 | +16.1% | |
| 2025 | 69 | -46.9% |
For the 11 building fires Kirtland departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 68 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 | Outside area, other | 10 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Undetermined | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 13 | 19.1% |
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 Kirtland mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Match | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 5.9% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Kirtland sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
6 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 3 | |
| 30-39 | 3 | |
| 40-49 | 0 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 2 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 420 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 5.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 14.2 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 | 44094 | 513 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Kirtland. 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.