ZIP 44280 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 258 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Medina County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
258 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44280 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 65 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 31 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 4.3% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44280 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 27.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44280 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 192% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $102,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $53,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44280.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valley City | 252 | |
| 2 | 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 — 258 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.