In 2025, fire departments serving Reminderville responded to 18 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K 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 78% of all calls.
May peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
85 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $336K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | — | |
| 2022 | 18 | +28.6% | |
| 2023 | 15 | -16.7% | |
| 2024 | 20 | +33.3% | |
| 2025 | 18 | -10.0% |
For the 5 building fires Reminderville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 11 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 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 9 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 10 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 9.1% |
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 Reminderville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Candle | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Reminderville departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Reminderville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 11 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 672 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 | 24.1 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 48.3 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 12 | 49.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 | 49.9 mi |
Top 4 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 Reminderville. 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.