In 2025, fire departments serving Ovid responded to 69 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 78% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
230 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $10K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | — | |
| 2022 | 39 | +5.4% | |
| 2023 | 29 | -25.6% | |
| 2024 | 56 | +93.1% | |
| 2025 | 69 | +23.2% |
For the 30 building fires Ovid departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 30 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 | 6 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 8 | 26.7% |
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 Ovid mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Candle | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 3.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Ovid sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,831 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 | 694 | 22.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 130 | 48.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 23.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 85 | 42.4 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 52 | 37.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 | 37.0 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 49 | 33.2 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 | 33.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 43 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 44.2 mi | |
| 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 | 34.7 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 New York cities with population within ±25% of Ovid. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Ovid.
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.