ZIP 44253 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 109 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Medina County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
109 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44253 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 4 | 3.7% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44253 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 17.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Match | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44253 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 602% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $96,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44253.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medina | 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 — 109 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.