ZIP 44256 recorded 299 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,129 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Medina County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,129 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 368 | |
| 2022 | 511 | |
| 2023 | 485 | |
| 2024 | 466 | |
| 2025 | 299 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44256 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 478 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 334 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 193 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 157 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 149 | 7.0% |
For the 60 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44256 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 92 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 53 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 52 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 50 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 49 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 45 | 8.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 29 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 20 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 169 | 30.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 223 | 39.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 49 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 47 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 35 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 31 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 21 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Match | 18 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 17 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 118 | 21.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44256 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 190% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $467,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44256.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medina | 1,837 | |
| 2 | Lakemore | 6 | |
| 3 | Sheffield Lake | 4 | |
| 4 | Seville | 2 | |
| 5 | Chippewa Lake | 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 — 2,129 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.