ZIP 43543 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 411 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Williams County, OH.
411 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 84 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 43543 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 111 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 90 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 28 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 22 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 4.6% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 43543 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 12 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 43543 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 272% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 43543.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montpelier | 209 | |
| 2 | Edon | 1 | |
| 3 | Pioneer | 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 — 411 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.