In 2025, fire departments serving Pleasantville responded to 22 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $75K 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 77% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
106 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $191K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | 25 | +38.9% | |
| 2023 | 20 | -20.0% | |
| 2024 | 21 | +5.0% | |
| 2025 | 22 | +4.8% |
For the 6 building fires Pleasantville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 19 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 | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 10 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 2 | 10.5% |
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 Pleasantville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Pleasantville departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Pleasantville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,841 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 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 280 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 131 | 35.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 39.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 53 | 25.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 6.1 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 19.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 24.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 31.3 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 Pleasantville. 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.