ZIP 43457 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 86 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sandusky County, OH.
86 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Jun peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43457 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 32 | 37.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 5 | 5.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43457 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 18.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43457 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6953% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $35,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $23,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43457.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fostoria | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39173 |
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 — 86 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.