In 2025, fire departments serving New Straitsville responded to 64 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $180K 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 70% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
199 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $215K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 41 | — | |
| 2023 | 43 | +4.9% | |
| 2024 | 37 | -14.0% | |
| 2025 | 64 | +73.0% |
* Well below New Straitsville's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 23 building fires New Straitsville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 35 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 | 19 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 5.7% |
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 Straitsville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 74.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by New Straitsville departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $180,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $8,480 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. New Straitsville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,016 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 355 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 280 | 27.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 48.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 131 | 19.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 43.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 53 | 3.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 42.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 39.5 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 Straitsville. 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.