In 2025, fire departments serving New Richmond responded to 103 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $103K 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 64% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
561 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $780K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | — | |
| 2022 | 104 | +11.8% | |
| 2023 | 120 | +15.4% | |
| 2024 | 141 | +17.5% | |
| 2025 | 103 | -27.0% |
For the 28 building fires New Richmond departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 135 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 | 26 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Wall assembly | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 29 | 21.5% |
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 New Richmond mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 25 | 18.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by New Richmond departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $103,200 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $48,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $3,500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. New Richmond sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,128 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 | 33.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 | 49.0 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 | 14.8 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 | 46.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 53 | 11.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 45 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 40.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 34.7 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 | 45157 | 561 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of New Richmond. 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.