In 2025, fire departments serving Medina responded to 131 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 65% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
557 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $587K cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | — | |
| 2022 | 129 | +38.7% | |
| 2023 | 70 | -45.7% | |
| 2024 | 134 | +91.4% | |
| 2025 | 131 | -2.2% |
For the 8 building fires Medina departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 70 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 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 21 | 30.0% |
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 Medina mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Medina departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $7,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $7,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $2,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $800 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Medina sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 9 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 382 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Smoking | 145 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Debris and open burning | 88 | 43.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 42 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 16 | 26.8 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 | 9.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Natural | 10 | 29.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 | 27.0 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14103 | 557 |
Six New York cities with population within ±25% of Medina. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
4 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Medina.
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.