In 2025, fire departments serving McClure responded to 11 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 91% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
54 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $94K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 10 | -28.6% | |
| 2023 | 11 | +10.0% | |
| 2024 | 8 | -27.3% | |
| 2025 | 11 | +37.5% |
For the 4 building fires McClure departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 30 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 16.7% |
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 McClure mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Arcing | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by McClure departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. McClure sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 19 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 428 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 46.1 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 69 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 58 | 14.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2017 | Debris and open burning | 22 | 19.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 11 | 12.4 mi | |
| 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 | 35.9 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 McClure. 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.