In 2025, fire departments serving Maumee responded to 101 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K 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 59% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
651 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $2.9M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 104 | — | |
| 2022 | 132 | +26.9% | |
| 2023 | 176 | +33.3% | |
| 2024 | 138 | -21.6% | |
| 2025 | 101 | -26.8% |
For the 17 building fires Maumee departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 139 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Roof surface: exterior | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 40 | 28.8% |
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 Maumee mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 50.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 11 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Maumee departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 98% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $15,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Maumee sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,006 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 300 | 37.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 98 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 77 | 33.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 69 | 15.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 58 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Debris and open burning | 22 | 7.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 21 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 38.2 mi |
Top 4 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 Maumee. 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.