ZIP 43506 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 631 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Defiance County, OH.
631 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 144 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 122 | |
| 2024 | 135 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43506 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 195 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 55 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 53 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 26 | 4.1% |
For the 44 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43506 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 11 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 36.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 17 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 20.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43506 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $165,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43506.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams County | OH | 1.00 | FIPS 39171 |
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 — 631 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.