In 2025, fire departments serving Lincoln Heights responded to 40 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $3K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Cooking fire, confined to container lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 75% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
249 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $541K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | — | |
| 2022 | 37 | -28.8% | |
| 2023 | 49 | +32.4% | |
| 2024 | 71 | +44.9% | |
| 2025 | 40 | -43.7% |
For the 2 building fires Lincoln Heights departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 46 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 | Undetermined | 9 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 11 | 23.9% |
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 Lincoln Heights mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 52.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Candle | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 8.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lincoln Heights departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,568 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lincoln Heights sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 24 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 633 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 | 25.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 24.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 38.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 18.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 28.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 | 18.9 mi | |
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 | 47.1 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 | 45215 | 249 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Lincoln Heights. 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.