In 2025, fire departments serving Shreve responded to 41 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $38K 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 76% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
231 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $371K cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | — | |
| 2022 | 41 | -4.7% | |
| 2023 | 59 | +43.9% | |
| 2024 | 47 | -20.3% | |
| 2025 | 41 | -12.8% |
For the 11 building fires Shreve departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 71 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 | 23 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 19 | 26.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 7.0% |
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 Shreve mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 52.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Shreve departments in 2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $37,600 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $650 | Cooking fire, confined to container | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Shreve sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,236 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 | 43.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 171 | 15.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 29.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 34.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 35 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 16.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 | 27.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 38.5 mi |
Top 2 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 Shreve. 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.