In 2025, fire departments serving New Vienna responded to 26 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $5K 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 69% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
174 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $316K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | — | |
| 2022 | 32 | -3.0% | |
| 2023 | 32 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 51 | +59.4% | |
| 2025 | 26 | -49.0% |
For the 2 building fires New Vienna departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 65 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 | 22 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 15.4% |
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 Vienna mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 58.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | Match | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 3.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by New Vienna departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,800 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. New Vienna sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,515 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1,016 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 | 12.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 | 46.4 mi | |
| 2009 | Smoking | 100 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 | 25.9 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 | 45.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 65 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Natural | 60 | 48.9 mi |
Top 3 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 Vienna. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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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.