In 2025, fire departments serving Uhrichsville responded to 115 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 67% of all calls.
Jan peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
613 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $676K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 150 | — | |
| 2022 | 111 | -26.0% | |
| 2023 | 116 | +4.5% | |
| 2024 | 121 | +4.3% | |
| 2025 | 115 | -5.0% |
For the 25 building fires Uhrichsville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 132 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 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 12 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 25 | 18.9% |
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 Uhrichsville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 12 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Uhrichsville departments in 2025. These 7 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $400 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $200 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $200 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Uhrichsville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,381 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 | 15.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 19.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 28.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 48.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 | 15.5 mi | |
| 2014 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 21.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 | 44.2 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 48 | 43.1 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 Uhrichsville. 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.