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Fire Incidents in Cincinnati, Ohio (OH)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Cincinnati, Ohio (OH). We analyzed the annual National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release files provided by the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire Data Center (NFDC) to get this data. Please note, this isn't a fire census. The input from the fire departments may contain human error but the proportion of fire incidents reported to NFIRS is large enough to make reasonable interferences.

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Fire Incident Data for Cincinnati, Ohio (OH)

This page shows detailed fire incident data for Cincinnati in Ohio (OH). The data is sourced from NFIRS reports and shows incidents by cause and year.

Fire Incident Causes in Cincinnati

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiAct of nature15136890
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiCause under investigation9936144104
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiCause undetermined after investigation160138171213
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiCause14836
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiFailure of equipment or heat source93607177
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiIntentional155102150148
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiUnintentional409253340309

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Cincinnati

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiDebris0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiEquipment0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiIncendiary0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiMisuse of fire0001
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiNatural source0011
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiOpen/outdoor fire0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiOther cause0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiSmoking0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiStructure (exposure)0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiUndetermined1000

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Cincinnati

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiAttention/sympathy0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiAuto theft concealment0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiDomestic violence1000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiFireplay/curiosity0010
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiInsurance fraud0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiIntimidation1000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiOther motivation0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiPersonal3100
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiSuicide0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Cincinnati

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiExtended family0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiFoster parents0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiNo Family Unit0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiOther family type0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiSingle parent family0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiTwo parent family0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiUnknown0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Cincinnati

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiDeath4371
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiLife threatening0220
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiMinor64139
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiModerate4142
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiSevere1110
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiUndetermined1000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Cincinnati

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiDeath0000
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiLife threatening2211
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiMinor0001
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiModerate3120
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiSevere2022
Ohio (OH)CincinnatiUndetermined0000

Where is Fire Incident Data Coming From? NFIRS

The NFIRS is a reporting standard that fire departments use to uniformly report on the full range of their activities, from fire to emergency medical services (EMS) to equipment involved in the response.

Anyone analyzing the NFIRS data should note that NFIRS is neither a random sample nor a census of fire incidents or casualties in the United States. As such, the analyst may not accurately make estimates of total fires, fire losses, or fire casualties in the United States from NFIRS data alone. Similarly, statistical means (averages) or standard error measurements taken from NFIRS describe the population of fire incidents related to fire departments that participate in NFIRS but do not describe the population of fire incidents in the Nation as a whole. However, the proportion of fire incidents reported to NFIRS is large enough that reasonable inferences can be made that the proportions of fires in NFIRS are similar to the true national measurements.