In 2025, fire departments serving Valley View responded to 67 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $13K 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 63% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
334 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $26K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | — | |
| 2022 | 59 | +3.5% | |
| 2023 | 61 | +3.4% | |
| 2024 | 90 | +47.5% | |
| 2025 | 67 | -25.6% |
For the 9 building fires Valley View departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 73 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 | 18 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Equipment or service area, other | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 15 | 20.5% |
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 Valley View mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Chemical reaction | 10 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Match | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Arcing | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 5.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Valley View departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $11,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $2,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Valley View sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 7 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 525 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 | 24.4 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 | 39.2 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 49.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 44.1 mi |
Top 5 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 Valley View. 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.