In 2025, fire departments serving Lodi responded to 46 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $1.0M 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 70% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
294 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.9M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | — | |
| 2022 | 39 | -48.0% | |
| 2023 | 58 | +48.7% | |
| 2024 | 76 | +31.0% | |
| 2025 | 46 | -39.5% |
For the 13 building fires Lodi departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 79 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 | 11 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 21 | 26.6% |
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 Lodi mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 10 | Match | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 7.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lodi departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lodi sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 20 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 473 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 171 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 | 13.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 19.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 21.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 12.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 15 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 12 | 43.1 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 Lodi. 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.