ZIP 44142 recorded 202 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,112 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cuyahoga County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,112 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 219 | |
| 2022 | 199 | |
| 2023 | 212 | |
| 2024 | 280 | |
| 2025 | 202 |
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44142 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 278 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 145 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 137 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 124 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 89 | 8.0% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44142 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 35.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44142 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 120% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $277,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44142.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brook Park | 1,070 | |
| 2 | Cleveland | 6 | |
| 3 | Parma | 5 | |
| 4 | Middleburg Heights | 3 | |
| 5 | North Olmsted | 2 |
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 — 1,112 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.