In 2025, fire departments serving Minster responded to 29 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 52% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
174 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $333K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | — | |
| 2022 | 43 | +4.9% | |
| 2023 | 37 | -14.0% | |
| 2024 | 24 | -35.1% | |
| 2025 | 29 | +20.8% |
For the 3 building fires Minster departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 58 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 | Outside area, other | 14 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Wall assembly | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 15.5% |
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 Minster mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 46.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | Arcing | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 6.9% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Minster sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 3 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 50 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 32.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 46.4 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 Minster. 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.