ZIP 43526 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 275 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Defiance County, OH.
275 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 59 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43526 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 69 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 24 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 10 | 3.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43526 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 18.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Match | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43526 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 614% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $76,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43526.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hicksville | 250 | |
| 2 | Bryan | 3 |
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 — 275 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.