ZIP 44001 recorded 137 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 950 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lorain County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
950 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 185 | |
| 2022 | 210 | |
| 2023 | 232 | |
| 2024 | 186 | |
| 2025 | 137 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44001 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 201 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 181 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 142 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 39 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 38 | 4.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44001 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 19 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 62.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Match | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44001 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2927% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $328,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44001.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amherst | 825 | |
| 2 | South Amherst | 63 | |
| 3 | Vermilion | 4 | |
| 4 | Elyria | 2 | |
| 5 | Oberlin | 2 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 950 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.