In 2025, fire departments serving New Concord responded to 36 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $164K 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 55% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
202 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $1.4M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | — | |
| 2022 | 40 | -9.1% | |
| 2023 | 39 | -2.5% | |
| 2024 | 43 | +10.3% | |
| 2025 | 36 | -16.3% |
For the 9 building fires New Concord departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 78 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 12.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 12.8% |
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 New Concord mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Arcing | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by New Concord departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $163,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $2,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $500 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $450 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. New Concord sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,438 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 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 23.0 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 33.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 16.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 5.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 25.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 53 | 41.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 22.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 35.3 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 New Concord. 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.