ZIP 44026 recorded 113 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 884 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Geauga County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
884 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 183 | |
| 2022 | 173 | |
| 2023 | 211 | |
| 2024 | 204 | |
| 2025 | 113 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44026 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 297 | 33.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 143 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 106 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 83 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 41 | 4.6% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44026 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Match | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 26.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44026 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 652% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44026.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesterland | 257 | |
| 2 | Chardon | 1 | |
| 3 | Middlefield | 1 |
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 — 884 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.