In 2025, fire departments serving Marysville responded to 151 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K 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 54% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,091 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $2.6M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 211 | — | |
| 2022 | 280 | +32.7% | |
| 2023 | 245 | -12.5% | |
| 2024 | 204 | -16.7% | |
| 2025 | 151 | -26.0% |
For the 16 building fires Marysville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 217 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 | 49 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 48 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 50 | 23.0% |
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 Marysville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 13 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 33 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Marysville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 91% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $5,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $3,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Marysville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 6 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 431 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 332 | 29.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 47.0 mi | |
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Debris and open burning | 24 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 49.3 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 Marysville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Marysville.
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.