In 2025, fire departments serving Streetsboro responded to 129 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $440K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
780 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.5M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 108 | — | |
| 2022 | 209 | +93.5% | |
| 2023 | 182 | -12.9% | |
| 2024 | 152 | -16.5% | |
| 2025 | 129 | -15.1% |
For the 8 building fires Streetsboro departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 84 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 10 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 25 | 29.8% |
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 Streetsboro mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 36.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 8 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Streetsboro departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $440,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $10,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Streetsboro sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 19 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,002 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 30.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 45.8 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 41.4 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 44.6 mi | |
| 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 26.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 | 39.0 mi | |
| 2013 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 | 41.5 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 35.2 mi |
Top 4 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 Streetsboro. 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.