ZIP 44281 recorded 160 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 821 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Medina County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
821 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 160 | |
| 2022 | 143 | |
| 2023 | 191 | |
| 2024 | 167 | |
| 2025 | 160 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 44281 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 184 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 151 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 56 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 46 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 43 | 5.2% |
For the 51 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 44281 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 48 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 42 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 16 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 78 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 19 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Match | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 44281 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 224% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $753,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $170,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 44281.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadsworth | 807 |
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 — 821 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.