In 2025, fire departments serving Masury responded to 56 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $50K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 77% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
271 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $295K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 20 | — | |
| 2022 | 59 | — | |
| 2023 | 77 | +30.5% | |
| 2024 | 59 | -23.4% | |
| 2025 | 56 | -5.1% |
* Well below Masury's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 6 building fires Masury 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 | Undetermined | 9 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Assembly area - less than 100 persons | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 21.1% |
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 Masury mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 55.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Match | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Masury departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Masury sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,147 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 342 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 106 | 23.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 34.8 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 47 | 30.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 41 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 38 | 31.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 16.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 29 | 22.9 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 Masury. 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.