In 2025, fire departments serving Navarre responded to 105 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $200K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 63% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
494 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $894K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | — | |
| 2022 | 86 | -10.4% | |
| 2023 | 102 | +18.6% | |
| 2024 | 105 | +2.9% | |
| 2025 | 105 | +0.0% |
For the 19 building fires Navarre departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 102 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 | 23 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 20 | 19.6% |
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 Navarre mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Match | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 10 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Navarre departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $2,900 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $100 | Grass fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Navarre sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,302 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 | 19.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 171 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 17.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 35 | 42.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 31 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 33.5 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 | 44662 | 494 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Navarre. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Navarre.
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.