In 2025, fire departments serving Ravenna responded to 257 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K 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 58% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
1,367 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $6.7M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 200 | — | |
| 2022 | 228 | +14.0% | |
| 2023 | 292 | +28.1% | |
| 2024 | 390 | +33.6% | |
| 2025 | 257 | -34.1% |
For the 42 building fires Ravenna departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 247 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 38 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 34 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 19 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 62 | 25.1% |
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 Ravenna mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 116 | 47.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 34 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Ravenna departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 87% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $76,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $40,000 | Power line down | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Ravenna sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
17 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 | 7 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 2 | |
| 50-59 | 2 | |
| 60-69 | 1 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 2 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,079 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 36.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 39.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 38.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 35.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 21.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 41.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 | 40.1 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 22 | 45.3 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 | 40.0 mi |
Top 6 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 Ravenna. 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.