In 2025, fire departments serving Troy responded to 112 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $150K 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 54% of all calls.
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
725 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.8M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 196 | — | |
| 2022 | 209 | +6.6% | |
| 2023 | 112 | -46.4% | |
| 2024 | 96 | -14.3% | |
| 2025 | 112 | +16.7% |
For the 22 building fires Troy departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 204 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 | 39 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 17 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 12 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 50 | 24.5% |
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 Troy mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 46.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | Fireworks | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 25 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Troy departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 96% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $12,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Troy sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
9 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 | 1 | |
| 10-19 | 0 | |
| 20-29 | 3 | |
| 30-39 | 2 | |
| 40-49 | 1 | |
| 50-59 | 0 | |
| 60-69 | 1 | |
| 70-79 | 1 | |
| 80+ | 0 |
Top 2 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 40 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 25 | 14.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 | 26.8 mi |
Top 7 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 Troy. 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.