ZIP 44028 recorded 84 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 451 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lorain County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
451 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 84 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44028 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 101 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 96 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 53 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 18 | 4.0% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44028 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 36.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 22.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44028 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 282% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $216,830 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $138,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $94,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $92,750 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44028.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grafton | 2 | |
| 2 | Valley City | 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 — 451 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.