ZIP 44231 recorded 110 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 596 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Portage County, OH.
596 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 142 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 110 |
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44231 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accident, potential accident, other | 162 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 121 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 82 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 44 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 4.7% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44231 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 31.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 18.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44231 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 510% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44231.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrettsville | 465 | |
| 2 | Windham | 12 | |
| 3 | Hiram | 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 — 596 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.