In 2025, fire departments serving Mingo Junction responded to 51 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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 80% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
298 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $361K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | — | |
| 2022 | 48 | -29.4% | |
| 2023 | 65 | +35.4% | |
| 2024 | 66 | +1.5% | |
| 2025 | 51 | -22.7% |
For the 10 building fires Mingo Junction departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 81 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 | 35 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Technical processing areas, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 7 | 8.6% |
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 Mingo Junction mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 63.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Match | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mingo Junction departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $800 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mingo Junction sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,095 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 106 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 33.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 32.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 48 | 4.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 36.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 | 45.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 31.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 31 | 20.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 15.0 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 | 43938 | 298 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Mingo Junction. 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.