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Fire Incidents in Cleveland, Ohio (OH)

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This section offers an overview of all fire incidents in Cleveland, 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 Cleveland, Ohio (OH)

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

Fire Incident Causes in Cleveland

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Ohio (OH)ClevelandAct of nature65410
Ohio (OH)ClevelandCause under investigation8487182
Ohio (OH)ClevelandCause undetermined after investigation826411080
Ohio (OH)ClevelandCause55737153
Ohio (OH)ClevelandFailure of equipment or heat source1251069290
Ohio (OH)ClevelandIntentional14392190262
Ohio (OH)ClevelandUnintentional602513638611

Wildland Fire Incident Causes in Cleveland

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Ohio (OH)ClevelandDebris232570
Ohio (OH)ClevelandEquipment6420
Ohio (OH)ClevelandIncendiary141320
Ohio (OH)ClevelandMisuse of fire3210
Ohio (OH)ClevelandNatural source201830
Ohio (OH)ClevelandOpen/outdoor fire2626140
Ohio (OH)ClevelandOther cause7910
Ohio (OH)ClevelandSmoking353270
Ohio (OH)ClevelandStructure (exposure)0000
Ohio (OH)ClevelandUndetermined614280

Arson Fire Incident Causes in Cleveland

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Ohio (OH)ClevelandAttention/sympathy0000
Ohio (OH)ClevelandAuto theft concealment1001
Ohio (OH)ClevelandDomestic violence0020
Ohio (OH)ClevelandFireplay/curiosity0000
Ohio (OH)ClevelandInsurance fraud0001
Ohio (OH)ClevelandIntimidation0101
Ohio (OH)ClevelandOther motivation0001
Ohio (OH)ClevelandPersonal3001
Ohio (OH)ClevelandSuicide0000
Ohio (OH)ClevelandThrills0000

Juvenile Arson Fire Incident Causes in Cleveland

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Ohio (OH)ClevelandExtended family0000
Ohio (OH)ClevelandFoster parents0000
Ohio (OH)ClevelandNo Family Unit0000
Ohio (OH)ClevelandOther family type0000
Ohio (OH)ClevelandSingle parent family0000
Ohio (OH)ClevelandTwo parent family0002
Ohio (OH)ClevelandUnknown0002

Causes of Fire Incidents with Civilian Casualties in Cleveland

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Ohio (OH)ClevelandDeath5864
Ohio (OH)ClevelandLife threatening4223
Ohio (OH)ClevelandMinor57168
Ohio (OH)ClevelandModerate52710
Ohio (OH)ClevelandSEVERITY OF INJURY0000
Ohio (OH)ClevelandSevere2261
Ohio (OH)ClevelandUndetermined0000

Causes of Fire Incidents with Fire Service Casualties in Cleveland

StateCityCause2023202220212020
Ohio (OH)ClevelandDeath0010
Ohio (OH)ClevelandLife threatening17285
Ohio (OH)ClevelandMinor0000
Ohio (OH)ClevelandModerate1000
Ohio (OH)ClevelandSevere1010
Ohio (OH)ClevelandUndetermined0000

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.