In 2025, fire departments serving Warrensville Heights responded to 135 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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.
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
665 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.1M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | — | |
| 2022 | 134 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 101 | -24.6% | |
| 2024 | 161 | +59.4% | |
| 2025 | 135 | -16.1% |
For the 26 building fires Warrensville Heights departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 116 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 | 20 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 10 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 26 | 22.4% |
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 Warrensville Heights mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 10 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Warrensville Heights departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 96% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 6 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 7 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 8 | $2,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Warrensville Heights sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 5 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 485 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 | 19.0 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 | 28.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 10 | 49.8 mi |
Top 8 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 Warrensville Heights. 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.