In 2025, fire departments serving Morrow responded to 30 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 83% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
210 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $240K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | — | |
| 2022 | 47 | +42.4% | |
| 2023 | 53 | +12.8% | |
| 2024 | 47 | -11.3% | |
| 2025 | 30 | -36.2% |
For the 21 building fires Morrow departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 23 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 | 4 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 13.0% |
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 Morrow mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 13.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Morrow sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 909 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 | 27.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 | 46.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 37 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 33.8 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 | 45152 | 210 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Morrow. 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.