In 2025, fire departments serving Strasburg responded to 27 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500 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 63% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
202 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $260K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | — | |
| 2022 | 33 | -23.3% | |
| 2023 | 53 | +60.6% | |
| 2024 | 46 | -13.2% | |
| 2025 | 27 | -41.3% |
For the 3 building fires Strasburg departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 49 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 | Outside area, other | 12 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 18.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Closet | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 1 | 2.0% |
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 Strasburg mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 46.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Match | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 5 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Strasburg departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Strasburg sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,333 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 | 17.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 171 | 41.7 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 33.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 37.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 16.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 44.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 26.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 35 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 30.5 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 31 | 34.1 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 | 44680 | 202 |
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Strasburg. 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.