In 2025, fire departments serving Seville responded to 112 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $250K 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 56% of all calls.
May peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
510 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.9M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | — | |
| 2022 | 89 | +7.2% | |
| 2023 | 99 | +11.2% | |
| 2024 | 127 | +28.3% | |
| 2025 | 112 | -11.8% |
For the 34 building fires Seville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 160 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 | 33 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 19 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 22 | 13.8% |
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 Seville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 10 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 27 | 16.9% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Seville departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major | Investigated |
| 4 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $5,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Seville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
7 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 | 3 | |
| 30-39 | 3 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 0 | |
| 70-79 | 0 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 772 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 46.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 171 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 41.2 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 30.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 | 11.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 | 45.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 29.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 19.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 39.4 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 Seville. 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.