ZIP 43420 recorded 173 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,267 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sandusky County, OH.
1,267 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 278 | |
| 2022 | 269 | |
| 2023 | 264 | |
| 2024 | 283 | |
| 2025 | 173 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43420 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 221 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 200 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 192 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 86 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 82 | 6.5% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43420 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 56 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 24 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 15 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 12 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 114 | 37.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 99 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 61 | 20.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 22 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 17 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43420 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 330% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43420.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremont | 1,253 | |
| 2 | Olmsted Falls | 5 | |
| 3 | Gibsonburg | 1 | |
| 4 | Oak Harbor | 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 — 1,267 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.