ZIP 43050 recorded 223 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,338 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Knox County, OH.
1,338 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 227 | |
| 2022 | 330 | |
| 2023 | 305 | |
| 2024 | 253 | |
| 2025 | 223 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43050 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 218 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 213 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 134 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 130 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 77 | 5.8% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43050 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 118 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 70 | 20.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 23 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 18.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 181 | 51.9% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 26 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 17 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 14.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43050 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 10450% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,200,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43050.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Vernon | 1,198 | |
| 2 | Utica | 2 | |
| 3 | Gambier | 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 — 1,338 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.