ZIP 44203 recorded 450 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,167 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Medina County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,167 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 463 | |
| 2022 | 400 | |
| 2023 | 451 | |
| 2024 | 403 | |
| 2025 | 450 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 685 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 250 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 186 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 186 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 158 | 7.3% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 50 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 25 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 88 | 27.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 159 | 49.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 37 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 147% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barberton | 1,590 | |
| 2 | Norton | 562 | |
| 3 | New Franklin | 7 | |
| 4 | Akron | 3 | |
| 5 | Twinsburg | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39153 |
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 — 2,167 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.