ZIP 43449 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 473 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ottawa County, OH.
473 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 115 | |
| 2023 | 89 | |
| 2024 | 104 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Nov peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43449 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 117 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 53 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 52 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 17 | 3.6% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43449 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 26 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43449 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 495% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43449.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oak Harbor | 467 | |
| 2 | Elmore | 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 — 473 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.