ZIP 43431 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 168 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sandusky County, OH.
168 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43431 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 40 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 20 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 17 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 15 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 7.1% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43431 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Wall assembly | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 20.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43431 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 528% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43431.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibsonburg | 166 | |
| 2 | Woodville | 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 — 168 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.