In 2025, fire departments serving Powhatan Point responded to 16 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 100% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
112 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $163K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | — | |
| 2022 | 24 | +20.0% | |
| 2023 | 16 | -33.3% | |
| 2024 | 36 | +125.0% | |
| 2025 | 16 | -55.6% |
For the 2 building fires Powhatan Point departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 14 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 | 8 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 7.1% |
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 Powhatan Point mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 7.1% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Powhatan Point sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,555 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 147 | 33.4 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 46.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 102 | 33.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 16.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 47.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 71 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 | 42.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 70 | 48.4 mi | |
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 62 | 39.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 | 31.6 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 | 43942 | 112 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Powhatan Point. 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.