In 2025, fire departments serving Lucasville responded to 111 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $60K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Accident, potential accident, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 58% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
491 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.9M cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | — | |
| 2022 | 85 | +28.8% | |
| 2023 | 105 | +23.5% | |
| 2024 | 124 | +18.1% | |
| 2025 | 111 | -10.5% |
For the 11 building fires Lucasville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 155 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 | 52 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 30 | 19.4% |
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 Lucasville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 59.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 10 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Lucasville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $6,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Lucasville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 12,785 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,865 | 17.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1,016 | 11.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1,000 | 28.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 650 | 35.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 591 | 32.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 500 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 476 | 11.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 450 | 14.2 mi | |
| 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 400 | 11.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 390 | 21.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 366 | 23.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 355 | 37.0 mi |
Top 5 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 Lucasville. 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.