In 2025, fire departments serving Woodsfield responded to 13 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $10K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 54% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
107 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $499K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | — | |
| 2022 | 18 | -43.8% | |
| 2023 | 24 | +33.3% | |
| 2024 | 20 | -16.7% | |
| 2025 | 13 | -35.0% |
For the 0 building fires Woodsfield departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 46 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 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 12 | 26.1% |
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 Woodsfield mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Arcing | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 2.2% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Woodsfield departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $500 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $100 | Special outside fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Woodsfield sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,609 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 147 | 28.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Debris and open burning | 120 | 43.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 102 | 38.3 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 8.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 | 35.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 71 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 | 30.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 70 | 49.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 17.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 | 18.4 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 Woodsfield. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
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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.