ZIP 44053 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 819 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lorain County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
819 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 222 | |
| 2022 | 147 | |
| 2023 | 187 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44053 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 141 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 102 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 78 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 66 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 57 | 7.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44053 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 45 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 40 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 151 | 64.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44053 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 340% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $346,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $98,580 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44053.
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 — 819 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.