ZIP 43008 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 171 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Licking County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
171 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Nov peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43008 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 35 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 4.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43008 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 35.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43008 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 408% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43008.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckeye Lake | 166 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield County | OH | 0.50 | FIPS 39045 |
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 — 171 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.