ZIP 44050 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 295 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lorain County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
295 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 79 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Nov peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44050 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 71 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 49 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 26 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 22 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 14 | 4.7% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44050 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Match | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 13.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44050 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 859% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $228,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $119,660 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44050.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaGrange | 289 | |
| 2 | Wellington | 2 | |
| 3 | Elyria | 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 — 295 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.