ZIP 44109 recorded 237 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,480 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cuyahoga County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,480 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 185 | |
| 2022 | 327 | |
| 2023 | 395 | |
| 2024 | 336 | |
| 2025 | 237 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44109 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 242 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 224 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 117 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 113 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 107 | 7.2% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44109 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 69 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Wall surface: exterior | 31 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 21 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 18 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 17 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 149 | 40.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 97 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 58 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 33 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 31 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 24 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 20 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 68 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44109 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 115% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44109.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland | 1,449 | |
| 2 | Brooklyn Heights | 1 | |
| 3 | Euclid | 1 | |
| 4 | Parma | 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 — 1,480 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.