In 2025, fire departments serving Roseville responded to 85 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $130K 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 70% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
405 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.5M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | — | |
| 2022 | 70 | +29.6% | |
| 2023 | 89 | +27.1% | |
| 2024 | 107 | +20.2% | |
| 2025 | 85 | -20.6% |
For the 32 building fires Roseville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 96 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 | 20 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Wall assembly | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 22.9% |
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 Roseville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 7 | 7.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Roseville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $130,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $1,000 | Outside storage fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $570 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Roseville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,849 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 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 280 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 31.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 131 | 37.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 36.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 27.7 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 53 | 20.7 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 18.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 4.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 | 1.8 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 42.3 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 Roseville. 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.