In 2025, fire departments serving Madeira responded to 67 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.
Jan peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
435 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $296K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | — | |
| 2022 | 101 | +40.3% | |
| 2023 | 98 | -3.0% | |
| 2024 | 97 | -1.0% | |
| 2025 | 67 | -30.9% |
For the 1 building fires Madeira departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 38 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 | 7 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Office | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 26.3% |
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 Madeira mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Madeira departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Madeira sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 727 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 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 | 22.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 | 40.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 35.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 39.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 16.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 28.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 | 46.6 mi |
Top 3 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 Madeira. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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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.