In 2025, fire departments serving Orrville responded to 68 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $13K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 62% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
371 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $611K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | — | |
| 2022 | 58 | -31.8% | |
| 2023 | 74 | +27.6% | |
| 2024 | 86 | +16.2% | |
| 2025 | 68 | -20.9% |
For the 7 building fires Orrville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 88 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 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 9 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 14 | 15.9% |
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 Orrville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 51.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Match | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Candle | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 9 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Orrville departments in 2025. These 6 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $12,680 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $500 | Overheated motor | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $50 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Orrville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,214 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 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 171 | 30.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 42.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 43.3 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 48.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 33.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 35 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 43.7 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 31.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 23.7 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 | 44667 | 371 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Orrville. 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.