ZIP 44070 recorded 207 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 934 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cuyahoga County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
934 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 192 | |
| 2022 | 155 | |
| 2023 | 175 | |
| 2024 | 205 | |
| 2025 | 207 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44070 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 136 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 125 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 95 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 87 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 67 | 7.2% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44070 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 32 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 57 | 25.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 97 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 19 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 17.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44070 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 143% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44070.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Olmsted | 925 | |
| 2 | Cuyahoga Heights | 1 | |
| 3 | Independence | 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 — 934 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.