In 2025, fire departments serving Lewisburg responded to 60 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $110K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 52% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
324 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $203K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | — | |
| 2022 | 85 | +88.9% | |
| 2023 | 69 | -18.8% | |
| 2024 | 65 | -5.8% | |
| 2025 | 60 | -7.7% |
For the 12 building fires Lewisburg departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 125 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 | 40 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 9 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 17.6% |
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 Lewisburg mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 39.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Match | 11 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 11 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lewisburg departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $110,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $8,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $6,648 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $2,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $500 | Outside equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $400 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lewisburg sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 2 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 40 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 43.6 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 Lewisburg. 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.