In 2025, fire departments serving Perrysburg responded to 228 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K 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 47% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,410 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $5.0M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 260 | — | |
| 2022 | 295 | +13.5% | |
| 2023 | 299 | +1.4% | |
| 2024 | 328 | +9.7% | |
| 2025 | 228 | -30.5% |
For the 30 building fires Perrysburg departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 341 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 51 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 25 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 90 | 26.4% |
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 Perrysburg mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 161 | 47.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 32 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 19 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 15 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 43 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Perrysburg departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 95% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $8,300 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $8,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Perrysburg sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
13 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.
| Age | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-9 | 0 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 0 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 3 | |
| 60-69 | 1 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 24 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 965 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 300 | 39.0 mi | |
| 1996 | Debris and open burning | 98 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 77 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 69 | 16.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 58 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Debris and open burning | 22 | 9.6 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 40.4 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 | 45.9 mi |
Top 8 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 Perrysburg. 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.