In 2025, fire departments serving Sabina responded to 47 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $65K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
237 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $447K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | — | |
| 2022 | 33 | -10.8% | |
| 2023 | 68 | +106.1% | |
| 2024 | 52 | -23.5% | |
| 2025 | 47 | -9.6% |
For the 3 building fires Sabina 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 | 59 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 9.4% |
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 Sabina mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 1.0% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Sabina departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Sabina sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,430 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 | 47.5 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 | 24.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Smoking | 100 | 48.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 26.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Smoking | 50 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 47 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 45 | 40.8 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 | 45.9 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 | 45169 | 237 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Sabina. 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.