ZIP 44131 recorded 138 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,231 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cuyahoga County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,231 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 278 | |
| 2022 | 265 | |
| 2023 | 251 | |
| 2024 | 299 | |
| 2025 | 138 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44131 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 316 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 170 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 146 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 81 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 66 | 5.4% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44131 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 47 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 19 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 11 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 25.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44131 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1064% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44131.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence | 604 | |
| 2 | Seven Hills | 448 | |
| 3 | Brooklyn Heights | 145 | |
| 4 | Valley View | 11 | |
| 5 | Parma | 4 |
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 — 1,231 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.